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RECORDS 


FIRST  CHURCH 


ROCKINGHAM,  VERMONT, 

From  its  Organization,  October  27,   1773,  to  September  25,   1839. 


Copied  by 
THOMAS  BELLOWS  PECK, 

With  an  Historical  Introduction. 


Reprinted  from  the  New- England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register. 


BOSTON: 

PRESS   OF   DAVID   CLAPP   &    SON. 

1902. 


Copyright,  1902,  by  Thomas  B.  Peck. 


Two  hundred  copies  printed. 


HISTORICAL  SKETCH  OF  THE  FIRST  CHURCH  IN 
ROCKINGHAM,  VT. 


Rockingham,  in  Windham  County,  Vermont,  is  one  of  129  townships 
west  of  and  near  the  Connecticut  River  which  were  granted  by  Governor 
Benning  Wentworth  of  New  Hampshire,  between  1749  and  1764,  and 
were  known  as  the  "  New  Hampshire  Grants."  The  unfortunate  contro- 
versy between  New  York  and  New  Hampshire  as  to  their  jurisdiction  over 
these  townships  has  been  fully  treated  by  able  historians  and  need  not  be 
discussed  here.  Whatever  the  merits  of  the  controversy,  New  Hampshire 
was  first  on  the  field,  and  as  a  result  the  towns  granted  by  Governor  Went- 
worth were  settled  by  families  of  the  same  names  and  lineage  and  from  the 
same  neighborhood  as  the  towns  on  the  east  side  of  the  river.  The  gran- 
tees came  mainly  from  the  frontier  towns  of  Worcester  County,  Massachu- 
setts, and  were  re-enforced  somewhat  later  by  settlers  coming  from  towns 
in  the  Valley  of  the  Connecticut,  lying  further  south,  which  in  their  turn 
had  been  settled  chiefly  by  emigrants  from  Massachusetts. 

The  charter  of  Rockingham  bears  date  Dec.  28,  1752,  and  granted  a 
territory  of  six  miles  square  in  74  equal  shares,  69  to  inhabitants  of  "  New 
Hampshire  and  his  Maj*^^  other  Governments,"  two  to  Governor  Went- 
worth, and  one  each  for  "  the  Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel  in 
foreign  Parts,"  for  "  the  first  Settled  Minister  of  the  Gospel  in  said  Town," 
and  for  "  a  Glebe  for  the  Ministry  of  the  Church  of  England."  Among 
the  names  of  the  69  grantees  are  many  familiar  in  the  early  history  of 
Lunenburg,  Mass.,  such  as  Bellows,  Willard,  Wetherbe,  Gardner,  Farns- 
worth,  Hastings  and  others.  The  first  meeting  of  proprietors  was  called 
March  28,  1753,  by  Col.  Benjamin  Bellows  of  Walpole,  himself  a  former 
resident  of  Lunenburg,  who  was  chosen  moderator,  and  as  clerk  kept  the 
proprietors'  records  for  many  years.  A  second  meeting  of  proprietors  was 
held  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Jonathan  Bigelow,  May  29,  1754,  but  little  pro- 
gress was  made  in  the  settlement  of  the  town  until  the  close  of  the  French 
and  Indian  War.  A  meeting  of  proprietors  was  held  at  the  house  of  Mr. 
Michael  Lovell,  July  17,  1760,  and  in  the  following  year  the  township  was 
laid  out  and  divided  by  lot  among  the  original  grantees  or  persons  who  had 
purchased  or  otherwise  acquired  their  rights.  In  1765,  "Michael  Lovell 
and  Benjamin  Bellows,  Jr.,  two  of  the  principal  proprietors,  declared  that 
there  were  twenty-five  families  settled  in  town,  and  further  that  they  had 
made  sufficient  improvements  to  fulfil  the  conditions  of  the  charter."    (Hall's 


"History  of  Eastern  Vermont,"  p.  101.)  The  first  regular  census  taken 
by  the  Sheriff  of  Cumberland  County,  Jan.  16,  1771,  showed  a  population 
of  225,  there  being  50  heads  of  families. 

The  township  of  Rockingham,  lying  along  the  west  bank  of  the  Con- 
necticut River,  is  traversed  by  two  other  streams,  Williams  River,  which 
flows  diagonally  from  northwest  to  southeast  through  the  central  part  of 
the  town,  and  unites  with  the  Connecticut  about  three  miles  north  of  Bel- 
lows Falls,  and  Saxton's  River,  which  traverses  the  south  part  of  the  town, 
and  falls  into  the  Connecticut  about  one  mile  south  of  Bellows  Falls.  The 
central  part  of  the  town  is  hiUy  and  picturesque,  while  along  the  valleys  of 
these  three  rivers  are  broad  and  fertile  meadows.  The  early  settlers  chose 
as  their  home  a  beautiful  spot  near  the  centre  of  the  town,  at  a  consider- 
able elevation  above  the  valley  of  Williams  River.  Here  they  built  their 
houses  and  church,  and  about  the  village  thus  formed  the  life  of  the  first 
half  century  of  the  existence  of  the  town  centred. 

The  story  of  the  efforts  to  establish  preaching  and  build  a  house  of 
worsliip  can  be  told  in  the  quaint  language  of  the  early  town  and  pro- 
prietors' records.  At  the  first  proprietors'  meeting,  March  28,  1753, 
Andrew  Gardner,  Benj''  Bellows,  Jonathan  Bigelow,  Stephen  Fai-nsworth 
and  Asahel  Stevens  were  chosen  a  committee  "  for  to  Lay  out  the  Land 
Voted  to  be  Laid  out  by  y^  Proprietors,"  and  it  was  voted  that  the  com- 
mittee "  Lay  out  Six  acres  of  Land  for  a  Meeting  house  place."  "  House 
Lott  No  3  in  the  North  Range,"  containing  20  acres,  was  "  Laid  out  For 
the  Use  of  the  First  Settled  Minister." 

August  18,  1761,  it  was  "  Voted  that  the  Minister's  Meadow  Lot  be  Let 
out "  and  that  the  money  be  laid  out  in  clearing  said  lot. 

On  the  fourth  article  in  the  warrant  for  March  30,  1763,  "to  see  if  the 
town  will  grant  any  money  to  hier  preaching  the  year  Insuing,"  no  action 
was  recorded,  but  Tim°  Olcott  and  Abner  Whipple  were  chosen  Tithyng- 
men. 

In  1765,  it  was  voted  that  "  the  Ministers  Lot  be  Let  out  to  the  highest 
Bidder,"  and  that  the  rent  be  *'  Laid  out  In  Making  and  Mending  Roads." 
In  1769,  the  article  "to  see  if  the  Town  wiU  hier  a  Minister  to  preach 
with  them  the  Summer  ensuing  "  was  negatived. 

March  28,  1770,  on  the  article  "  to  see  if  the  town  will  let  Mr.  Andrew 
Gardner  have  the  Rent  of  the  Ministers  Lott,"  it  was  voted  that  "  Seven- 
teen bushels  of  Indian  corn  be  Delivered  to  the  Rev''  Anderew  Gardner  by 
the  Overseears  out  of  the  Rent  that  Nath"  Davis  ows  to  the  Town."  The 
corn  was  evidently  intended  as  payment  for  Mr.  Gardner's  services  as  min- 
ister, and  to  him  must  be  accorded  the  honor  of  having  been  the  first  min- 
ister of  the  town,  previous  to  the  organization  of  a  church. 

July  11,  1770,  it  was  voted  "to  Disanull"  the  article  "to  see  if  the 
Town  will  agree  on  sum  place  for  a  Meeting  house  or  Chuse  a  Committee 
for  that  End." 


March  28,  1771,  "  at  the  Now  Dwelling  house  of  M""  David  Pulsiphers 
Imiholder,"  it  was  voted  that  Mr.  Gardner  "  have  the  Use  of  y**  Ministers 
Lott  y®  year  Ensuing." 

June  20,  1771,  the  town  voted  "to  build  a  meetinghouse  fifty-five  feet 
Long  and  forty-five  feet  wide,"  and  chose  "  John  Hastings  and  Simeon  01- 
cott  of  Charlestown  and  Thomas  Sparrhawk  of  Walepole  to  be  a  Committee 
to  say  where  the  meeting  house  shall  be  set." 

Sept.  7,  1771,  it  was  voted  that  "  Oliver  Lovell  and  Sam"  Taylor  be  y" 
Committee  To  support  M''  Gardner  and  his  wife  y*^  3  Months  from  the 
Date  hereof,"  and  Dec.  16,  1771,  the  account  of  the  Committee  was  al- 
lowed. It  is  probable  that  this  entry  marks  the  expiration  of  Mr.  Gard- 
ner's term  as  minister  of  Rockingham.* 

March  25,  1772,  it  was  voted  "to  Let  out  y"  Ministers  Lott  to  the  high- 
est bidder  "  and  that  "  Moses  Wright  be  aLoud  Eight  Shilings  bay  money  " 
for  "  Going  after  M"^  hardin  f  when  he  preacht  in  Rockingham." 

April  23,  1772,  the  Committee's  choice  of  a  lot  for  a  meeting  house  was 
disapproved,  and  it  was  voted  that  "  the  Meeting  house  be  Set  on  the  hill 
West  of  Da\'id  Pulsiphers  house  about  thirty  or  forty  Rods." 

August  25,  1773,  it  was  voted  to  "  Build  a  small  house  35  feet  Long  and 
25  feet  wide  *  *  *  for  a  meeting  house  till  the  town  be  able  to  Build  a 
Larger,"  and  that  "  Peter  Evans  Jua""  Samuell  Taylor  John  Lovell  be  a 
Committee  to  Build  said  house." 

October  27,  1773,  the  church  was  organized,  and  Mr.  Samuel  Whiting 
was  ordained  as  the  first  pastor. 

November  24,  1773,  it  was  voted  "  to  Raise  forty  pounds  York  money 
to  Defray  the  Charges  of  Building  a  meeting  house." 

October  19,  1774,  it  was  voted  to  add  rtve  feet  to  the  width  and  one  foot 
and  ten  inches  to  the  height,  and  that  "  the  trustees  find  four  Galonds  of 
Rum  to  Raise  and  frame  said  house." 

December  13,  1774,  town  meeting  was  held  for  the  first  time  in  the 
meeting  house,  and  it  was  voted  that  "  the  Meeting  house  be  excepted  and 
the  Committees  accompts  be  aLoud  ;  "  also,  "  that  there  be  a  Roe  of  Wall 

*Rev.  Andrew  Gardner,  one  of  the  original  grantees  of  Rockingham,  was  the  first 
minister  of  Lunenburg,  Mass.,  from  1728  to  1732.  We  leain  from  Hon.  E.  S  Stearns's 
gketch  of  Lunenburg,  in  the  "  History  of  Worcester  County,"  that  after  his  dismissal, 
Kov.  3,  1732,  he  was  employed  as  "  Grammar  School  Master,"  and  became  a  large 
owner  of  land  in  Lunenburg.  In  1737,  he  removed  to  Winchester,  N.  H.,  where  he 
had  an  honorable  career.  He  was  occasionally  employed  as  chaplain  at  Fort  Dummer. 
In  1746,  he  removed  to  Charlestown,  N.  H.,  and  in  1761,  was  first  on  the  list  of  gran- 
tees of  Bath,  N.  H.  Mr.  Stearns  says  that  he  removed  to  Bath  about  1765,  but  his  resi- 
dence in  Rockingham  in  1771  makes  it  necessary  to  change  this  date  to  a  few  years 
later. 

t  Rev.  Elisha  Harding,  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College  in  the  class  of  1745,  was  or- 
dained in  Brookfield,  Mass.,  Sept.  13,  1749,  and  dismissed  at  his  own  request.  May  8, 
1755.  "  He  is  described  as  a  gentleman  of  great  benevolence,  a  man  of  singular  pro- 
bity and  solid  learning."  (Temple's  "  History  of  North  Brookfield,"  p.  223.)  It  is  not 
known  at  what  date  Mr.  Harding  removed  to  Walpole,  N.  H.,  but  he  resided  there  for 
many  years  as  chaplain,  in  the  family  of  Col.  Benjamin  Bellows,  the  founder  of  the 
town.  He  died  in  Walpole,  Dec.  8,  1784,  in  the  76th  year  of  his  age.  His  gravestone, 
in  the  village  cemetery  there,  describes  him  as  "  Once  Minister  of  Brookfield." 


VI 

Pews  Round  the  meeting  house  and  eight  pews  in  the  middle  and  three 
seats  each  side  the  Alley  next  the  pulpit ; "  also,  "  chose  Oliver  Lovell 
Esq"^  and  Ensign  Peter  Evans  and  Ser*  Jonathan  burtt  Trustees  to  expend 
the  money  which  is  voted  to  be  Raised  In  and  about  the  meeting  house." 

In  town  meeting  January  5,  1781,  it  was  voted  "Unanimously  to  ex- 
cept the  Rev'*  M''  Samuel  Whiting  to  be  their  settled  minister  Agreable 
to  the  Constitution  of  this  State,"  and  to  pay  him  "  His  Salary  yearly 
agreable  to  a  former  Agreement  made  by  him  and  the  people  as  Long  as 
he  Remains  their  minister." 

August  26,  1782,  it  was  voted  that  "Maj*^  Oliver  Lovell  Git  the  Deed 
acknowledged  that  David  pulsipher  Deseast  Gave  the  Town  to  Set  the 
meeting  house  on."  In  the  record  of  the  same  meeting  the  following  ap- 
pears :  "  Also  I  have  with  three  more  bought  the  Ground  where  the  meet- 
ing house  Stands  with  the  Burying  Yeard  the  Same  was  made  a  present  to 
the  Town  by  us  namely  William  Simonds  David  pulsipher  Charles  Rich- 
ards Nath^  Davis  all  to  settle  peace  and  Good  harmony." 

December  30, 1782,  the  town  chose  "a  Committee  of  seven  men  to  Con- 
verse with  the  Rev**  M''  Sam^  Whiting  Respecting  the  obligation  the 
Signers  Gave  him.  The  above  Committee  that  were  Chosen  Ware  Joshua 
Webb,  Oliver  Lovell,  peter  Evans  Jehial  Webb  Jonathan  Burt  William 
Simonds  John  Lovell  and  the  above  Committee  to  make  Report  of  their 
Doings  on  the  Second  Monday  of  Janavary  next."  The  report  of  this  com- 
mittee, which  was  accepted  by  the  town,  consisted  of  the  following  letter 
from  Mr.  Whiting,  which  has  enough  historical  and  personal  interest  to 
warrant  printing : 

"  At  the  Request  of  a  Committee  Chosen  to  Treat  with  me  in  behalf  of  the 
Town  to  Know  How  I  Avould  Chuse  to  be  Supported,  I  would  hereby  Declare 
my  Coucurauce  with  the  Vote  of  the  Town  at  a  meeting  on  Jauy  1781  as  to  the 
manner  of  my  Support  and  Do  Consider  the  s<i  Vote  of  the  town  to  accept  of 
me  as  their  settled  minister  and  to  Give  me  an  Annual  Salary  agreable  to  the 
former  Covenant  from  a  number  of  the  Inhabitants  of  this  Town  as  a  satisfac- 
tory Security  for  my  futer  Supportt  and  am  Ready  and  willing  to  Give  up  the 
Obligation  I  now  have  from  the  Subscribers  as  soon  as  I  am  paid  or  Secured  as 
to  what  Remains  Due  on  the  same.  And  I  thank  you  Gent"  of  this  Town  for 
the  Regard  you  have  Shoon  me  in  accepting  me  as  your  minister  and  Rejoyce 
with  you  in  the  more  Equitable  moad  that  this  State  has  provided  for  the  sup- 
portt of  the  Gospell  and  it  would  be  agreable  to  me  if  the  Town  would  pass  a 
particular  Vote  to  be  Recorded  that  you  Quit  all  Clame  and  title  to  that  Right 
of  Land  which  I  am  now  in  possession  of  and  that  Vou  do  Consider  it  to 
be  secured  to  me  and  my  Heirs  by  the  Charter  of  this  Town  and  that  you  will 
afford  your  Endeavors  and  assistance  that  I  may  peaceably  possess  and  hold  the 
same  More  than  which  I  have  Nothing  to  ask  at  present  but  your  prayers  for 
me  and  United  Endeavors  with  me  for  Our  Peace  Good  Regulation  wellfair  and 
Happiness  as  a  Town  and  Society 

SamI  Whiting 

To  the  Gentlemen  of  the  Town  of  Rockingham 
January  13^^,  1783" 

[Note  —  The  errors  in  spelling  in  this  communication  were  probably  not  made  by 
Mr.  Whiting,  who  was  a  thorough  scholar,  but  are  chargeable  to  the  carelessness  of 
the  town  clerk.J 


MAIN   ENTRANCE  OF   ROCKINGHAM    MEETING   HOUSE. 
Slcetdied  from  a  photograph. 


After  accepting  the  report  of  the  committee,  the  town  passed  the  follow- 
ing vote : 

"  Voted  that  this  town  Haveing  Chosen  and  accepted  of  the  Rev'^  Sam^^ 
Whiting  as  their  minister  and  the  s*^  Sam^  Whiting  haveing  Concur'^  with 
us  herein  and  accepted  of  the  Anavel  Supportt  offered  Do  Consider  the 
Right  of  Land  Granted  in  the  Charter  of  the  Town  by  the  province  of 
Newhampshire  to  the  first  settled  minister  to  be  the  s"*  Sam"  Whitings  and 
that  the  Town  Do  Quitt  all  supposed  Right  or  Title  to  the  Same  being 
Knoon  and  Lotted  out  upon  the  plan  by  the  Name  of  the  Minister's  Right 
and  wUl  afford  their  Endevors  and  assistance  that  the  said  Sam^'  Whiting 
Peaceably  and  Quietly  Possess  hold  and  Injoy  the  Same." 

November  3,  1783,  Jonas  Hazelton  was  chosen  collector  "to  colect  the 
Rev*^  M"^  Sam"  Whitings  Rate  for  the  [year]  1780." 

April  10,  1787,  the  following  votes  were  passed  in  regard  to  building  the 
present  meeting  house : 

<'  2'^"  Voted  that  the  Committee  appointed  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State 
of  Vermont  to  Build  a  town  House  in  Rockingham  are  Directed  to  sell 
pews  in  said  house  to  the  highest  Bider  for  to  raise  money  to  be  Laid  out 
for  the  purpose  of  finishing  s*^  House. 

3^^  Voted  that  the  Committee  Build  the  town  House  Just  as  Large  as 
Charlestown  Meeting  House  as  to  the  square  of  it. 

4'y  Voted  to  Build  two  porches  one  at  each  end. 

5'y  Voted  to  have  the  plan  of  the  inside  of  s*^  House  agreable  to  the  in- 
side of  the  Meeting  House  in  Charlestown. 

8'y  Voted  to  have  the  pews  finished  which  are  sold  with  the  money  which 
is  given  for  s^  Pews." 

At  an  adjourned  town  meeting,  held  April  24,  1787,  it  was  "Voted  to 
reconsider  the  3**  vote  (relative  to  the  Bigness  of  the  town  House)." 

"  Voted  to  Build  the  town  house  forty  four  feet  wide  and  fifty  six  feet 
Long." 

March  5,  1792,  on  the  article  in  the  warrant  "to  see  what  use  the  Town 
•will  agree  to  Put  the  Town  house  to  in  s*^  town  Voted  that  it  shall  be  ap- 
propriated to  the  use  of  publick  worship  &  Town  meetings."  At  the  same 
meeting  it  was  voted  "  that  the  Congregational  Society  have  their  propor- 
tion of  Time  in  said  house ;  also  the  Baptist,  also  the  Episcopalian's  Church 
though  not  formed  into  a  Society."  The  use  of  the  house  was  denied  to 
the  society  of  Universalists,  but  at  a  meeting  held  May  2,  1796,  it  was 
voted  "  that  the  Universalists  shall  have  their  proportionable  Share  of  time 
in  the  meeting  house  according  to  what  they  have  paid  and  bring  in  their 
Teacher  on  the  first  Day  of  the  Week." 

January  7,  1793,  a  committee  was  chosen  to  sell  the  old  meeting 
house. 

May  2, 1796,  a  committee  was  chosen  "  to  Receive  subscriptions  towards 
finishing  the  meeting  house." 


VlH 

March  20,  1797,  the  town  "chose  David  Pulsipher  Samuel  Cutler  John 
Pulsipher  James  Walker  Daniel  Weaver  a  Committee  to  see  who  are  will- 
ing to  tiiish  the  meeting  house  in  Rockingham." 

March  19,  1798,  money  was  voted  to  fence  the  burying  ground. 

At  the  same  time  the  painting  and  glazing  of  the  meeting  house  were 
put  up  at  auction. 

September  24,  1799,  the  town  chose  a  committee  of  five  to  procure  sub- 
scriptions for  finishing  the  meeting  house. 

March  1,  1802,  it  was  voted  "  to  pay  Mr  Samuel  Whiting  the  amount  of 
arrears  166  dollars  67  cents." 

March  1, 1803,  the  key  of  the  meeting  house  was  struck  off  to  the  lowest 
bidder,  James  Marsh,  who  agreed  to  act  as  sexton  for  $2.50  per  year. 

February  4,  1809,  Rev.  Mr.  Whiting  addressed  a  letter  to  the  Select- 
men requesting  them  to  insert  an  article  in  the  warrant  for  town  meeting, 
asking  for  his  dismissal.  The  following  extracts  from  the  letter,  reprinted 
from  the  "  Bellows  Falls  Times "  of  July  20,  i860,  throw  considerable 
light  upon  his  character  and  history.     He  says  : 

"  I  am  led  to  make  the  above  request  of  the  town  for  reasons  very  different 
and  distant  from  any  neglect  in  the  people  to  encourage  my  services  among 
them,  although  I  confess  it  is  hard  on  many  accounts  to  use  my  endeavors  to 
keep  up  a  ministerial  dignity  and  the  stated  worship  of  God  on  the  Sabbath, 
when  there  are  so  few  who  attend  upon  my  public  ministry.  But  it  appears  to 
me  that  with  the  utmost  exertions  my  usefulness  must  be  neai'ly  closed,  and  my 
health  and  spirits  are  considerably  impaired.  I  consequently  have  some  wishes 
to  try  to  repair  them  by  some  journeys  and  relaxations  from  business.  Perhaps 
some  may  suppose  there  is  no  need  of  any  formality  in  my  dismission  under 
present  circumstances,  and  while  the  civil  law  makes  no  provision,  as  it  is  gen- 
erally understood,  for  the  support  of  a  settled  minister,  I  always  had,  and  still 
have,  some  scruples  as  to  the  propriety  and  duty  of  a  minister  leaving  his  people 
without  some  formality  and  agreement  of  parties,  when  the  relation  and  con- 
nection had  been  formed  with  so  much  seriousness  and  solemnity  as  in  our 
usual  ordinations. 

There  are  few  among  us  now  to  remember  the  solemnity,  affection  and  reli- 
gious feeling  existing  at  my  ordination  in  this  place.  Most  of  those,  who  were 
the  principal  actors  and  spectators  in  that  early  and  infant  state  of  the  town, 
are  dead,  and  I  who  have  survived  attended  their  remains  to  the  silent  grave. 
There  are  some,  however,  who  survive  with  me,  and  I  trust  it  would  be  most 
agreeable  to  their  feelings  that  there  should  be  some  friendly  and  formal  disso- 
lution of  the  connection  between  us  as  pastor  and  people,  and  that  there  should 
be  no  appearance  of  sU'ife  or  contention  between  us ;  besides,  I  think  this  would 
be  most  honorable  to  the  town  and  conducive  to  an  honorable  and  speedy  re- 
establishment  of  the  ministry  here,  among  a  people  become  numerous  and 
wealthy.  This  appears  but  a  small  degree  of  honor  from  the  town  to  me  when 
It  is  considered  what  ferments  and  coltisions  both  in  religion  and  politics  have 
taken  place,  and  that  I  have  been  called  to  pass  through  them  all  in  the  course 
of  my  ministry  here.  I,  alone,  remain  standing  in  the  ministry  of  this  State  of 
all  those  who  were  ordained  before  me." 

The  town  chose  a  committee,  consisting  of  William  Hall,  Jr.,  Elijah 
Knight  and  Alexander  Campbell,  to  confer  with  Mr.  Whiting,  and  later 
voted  to  grant  him  an  honorable  dismissal.  He  was  dismissed  by  the 
church  at  a  council  held  May  18,  1809,  but  continued  to  reside  in  Rocking- 
ham until  his  death. 


1* 

The  next  pastor,  Rev.  Elijah  Wollage,  was  settled  Nov.  6,  1818,  and  re- 
mained a  little  more  than  three  years. 

Rev.  Samuel  Mason  began  preaching  Aug.  1,  1836,  was  ordained  as  pas- 
tor Jan.  3,  1837,  and  was  dismissed  by  a  council,  Aug.  22j  1838. 

Rev.  Broughton  White,  "  an  aged,  worthy  minister,"  served  as  pastor 
for  a  short  time  in  1839,  but  does  not  appear  to  have  been  settled. 

There  appear  to  have  been  no  regular  religious  services  in  the  o'd  church 
after  the  time  of  Mr.  White.  With  the  decline  of  the  village  of  Rocking- 
ham, and  the  rise  of  the  villages  of  Saxton's  River  and  Bellows  Falls,  the 
churches  established  in  those  villages,  in  1825  and  1850  respectively,  seem 
to  have  sujDplied  the  religious  needs  of  the  town.  Occasional  meetings  are 
still  held  in  the  summer  in  the  old  church,  and  town  meetings  continued  to 
be  held  there  until  about  thirty  years  since.  On  account  of  its  age  and 
historical  interest,  as  well  as  the  picturesqueness  of  the  ancient  village 
which  reposes  at  the  base  of  the  elevation,  crowned-  by  the  old  church  and 
the  adjacent  burial  ground,  the  venerable  edifice  draws  many  visitors  an- 
nually, and  it  is  hoped  that  it  may  be  restored  by  the  town  and  long  pre- 
served as  a  memorial  of  the  early  settlers.  The  half-tone  frontispiece,  re- 
produced from  recent  photographs  by  F.  J.  Blake,  of  Bellows  Falls,  gives 
a  correct  idea  of  its  exterior  and  interior  appearance  at  the  present  time. 

It  now  remains  to  give  some  account  of  the  three  settled  ministers  of  the 
church. 

Rev.  Samuel  Whiting,  the  first  settled  minister,  was  son  of  Joseph 
Whiting  of  that  part  of  Wrentham  which  was  set  off  as  Franklin,  Mass., 
and  his  wife  Mary.  He  was  born  (according  to  Blake's  "  History  of  the 
Town  of  Franklin,"  page  190)  in  March,  1750.  According  to  "Farmer," 
he  was  born  in  Wrentham,  Mass.,  Jan.  28,  1750.  Although  there  is  some 
confusion  in  authorities,  it  is  tolerably  clear,  from  the  authors  quoted  above, 
as  well  as  from  the  records  of  Dedham,  Mass.,  and  from  records  in  the  pos- 
session of  the  widow  of  a  grandson  of  Mr.  Whiting,  that  he  was  descended 
from  NathanieP  Whiting  of  Dedham,  the  emigrant,  and  his  wife  Hannah 
Dwight.  The  line  runs  through  Joseph,^  of  Franklin  (called  by  Blake  "  the 
precinct  member"),  born  Dec.  7,  1702,  and  his  wife  Mary;  Samuel^ 
born  June  18,  1671,  and  his  wife  Mary ;  and  Nathaniel,^  Jr.,  eldest 
child  of  Nathaniel,  the  emigrant,  born  Aug.  7,  1644,  and  his  wife, 
Joanna  Gay,  of  Dedham.  ]VIr.  Whiting  graduated  from  Harvard  Col- 
lege in  1769,  received  the  degree  of  A.M.  from  Yale  College  in  1772, 
and  was  ordained  pastor  of  the  church  in  Rockingham,  Oct.  27,  1773. 
He  was  a  man  of  learning,  had  a  clear  style  of  writing,  was  faithful 
and  earnest  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  as  a  minister,  and  was  broad 
and  liberal  in  his  religious  views.  He  is  described  as  having  been  kind  and 
genial  in  manner ;  had  a  keen  sense  of  humor  and  was  ready  in  repartee ; 
was  regarded  by  his  brother  ministers  as  a  wise  counsellor,  and  was  fre- 


quently  called  upon  to  preside  over  councils  of  churches.  We  quote  the 
following  from  a  letter  received  from  a  member  of  the  family  :  "  That  he 
was  liberal  in  his  views  may  be  inferred  from  this  :  on  one  occasion  when 
he  needed  some  one  to  assist  him  in  his  work  he  chose  a  young  student  from 
the  Baptist  church,  and  also  from  the  fact  that  he  always  attended  church 
after  the  close  of  his  work,  no  matter  what  the  faith  of  the  preacher,  and, 
when  asked  the  reason  why,  replied  '  they  may  be  right  and  I  be  wrong.' 
He  was  spoken  of  as  a  scholarly,  thoughtful  sermonizer  but  closely  confined 
to  his  written  manuscript."  Soon  after  settling  in  Rockingham,  he  came 
into  possession  of  the  land  set  apart  for  the  first  settled  minister,  and  by 
prudent  management  was  able  to  bring  up  his  large  family  upon  his  salary 
and  the  income  of  his  land,  and  to  live  independently  after  the  close  of  his 
ministry.  His  residence  may  still  be  seen  on  the  road  to  Chester,  about 
half  a  mile  north-west  of  the  church,  and  is  a  commodious  house  well  ele- 
vated above  the  highway  and  still  in  good  preservation.  As  far  as  known, 
his  only  printed  work  is  an  election  sermon  delivered  at  Windsor,  Vt.,  Oct. 
12,  1797. 

Mr.  Whiting  was  married.  May  24,  1774,  to  JMary,  daughter  of  John  and 
Abigail  (Metcalf )  Goldsbury,  of  Warwick,  Mass.  Her  father  died  in  War- 
wick, July  25,  1802,  and  her  mother  died  Sept.  5,  1821.  Mr.  Whiting  died 
in  Rockingham,  May  16,  1819,  in  his  70th  year.  His  wife  died  Aug.  7, 
1799,  in  her  45th  year.  Their  gravestones  may  be  seen  in  the  burying 
ground  just  behind  the  ancient  church,  and  near  them  are  the  gravestones 
of  their  children,  Samuel,  the  two  Marys,  Eleutheria  and  Abigail. 

Their  children,  as  recorded  in  the  town  records,  were : 

i.       Mary,  b.  Aug.  19,  1776;  d.  Aug.  U,  1777. 

ii.     Samuel,  b.  Jan.  25,  1778  ;  a  graduate  of  Dartmouth,  1799 ;  A.M. ;  a 

lawyer;  d.  Nov.  23,1806. 
iii.    Mary,  b.  Jan.  20.  1780;  d.  March  24, 1781. 
iv.    Abigail,  b.  Dec.  23,  1782;  d.  June  3,  1807. 
V.      Benoni,  b.  Oct.  6,  1781;  d.  at  birth. 
vi.    John  Goldsbury,  b.  Aug  3,  1785. 
vii.  Eleutheria,  b.  Nov.  2i,  1789;  d.  March  21,  1808. 
viii.  Theophilus,  b.  April  14, 1792. 
ix.    Joseph,  b.  Nov.  16,  1797. 

Rev.  Elijah  Wollage,  the  second  minister,  was  son  of  Elijah  and  Polly 
WoUage,  and  was  born  at  Bernardston,  Mass.,  April  13,  1769.  He  gradu- 
ated from  Dartmouth  College  in  1791.  Previous  to  his  pastorate  in  Rock- 
ingham, he  was  pastor  of  Congregational  churches  in  Guilford  and  Cam- 
bridge, Vt.  He  removed  from  Rockingham  to  the  State  of  New  York,  and 
became  principal  of  Academies  in  several  towns.  He  resumed  preaching 
in  1835,  and  died  in  Starkey,  N.  Y.,  July  18,  1847.  He  married  Sally  P., 
daughter  of  Amos  Babcock  of  Westmoreland,  N.  H.,  and  had  five  children, 
one  of  whom,  Elijah,  was  a  Presbyterian  minister  in  Arkansas. 

Rev.  Samuel  Mason,  the  third  minister,  was  born  in  Cavendish,  Vt.,  Sept. 
9,  1797.     He  was  son  of  Daniel,*  and  Betsey  (Spaulding)  Mason,  of  that 


town.  His  father  was  born  in  Watertown,  Mass.,  Aug.  24,  1766,  lived  in 
Ashburnham,  Mass.,  and  in  Cavendish,  Vt.,  and  died  in  the  latter  place, 
June  18,  1821.  His  mother  was  daughter  of  William  and  Esther  Spauld- 
ing,  was  born  in  Westford,  Mass.,  Jan.  31,  1777,  and  died  in  Cavendish, 
Feb.  10,  1839.  The  line  of  descent  of  DanieP  Mason  from  Hugh^  Mason 
of  Watertown,  Mass.,  is  given  in  the  Manuscript  Genealogy  of  Hugh  Mason's 
descendants  prepared  by  Edward  Doubleday  Harris  and  presented  to  the 
New-England  Historic  Genealogical  Society.  It  agrees  with  and  continues 
the  record  given  in  Bond's  "  Watertown."  DanieP  Mason  was  son  of 
Samuel*  Mason,  who  was  born  in  Newton,  Mass.,  Jan.  24,  1719-20,  lived 
in  Newton,  Watertown  and  Ashburnham,  and  died  in  Ashburnham,  May 
17,  1787,  and  his  wife  Esther  Myrick.  Samuel*  was  son  of  Daniel,^  who 
was  born  in  Newton,  Nov.  10,  1698,  and  lived  in  Lexington,  Sudbury  and 
Charlestown,  and  his  wife  Experience  Newcomb.  DauieP  was  son  of 
John,^  who  was  born  in  Watertown,  Jan.  1,  1644-45,  settled  in  Newton 
(then  Cambridge  Village),  and  died  about  Feb.,  1729-30,  and  his  wife 
Elizabeth  Hammond.  John^  was  the  eldest  son  of  Captain  Hugh^  Mason, 
who  was  born  in  England  in  1606,  embarked  at  Ipswich  in  April,  1634, 
with  his  wife  Esther,  in  the  ship  "  Francis  "  for  New  England,  was  one 
of  the  earliest  settlers  of  Watertown,  and  became  the  progenitor  of  many 
branches  of  the  Mason  family  in  New  England. 

Rev.  Samuel  Mason  worked  at  the  trades  of  clothier  and  blacksmith, 
while  preparing  for  the  ministry.  He  was  ordained  minister  of  the  church 
in  Rockingham,  Jan.  3,  1837,  and  was  dismissed  August  22,  1838,  by  a 
Council,  which  "  cheerfully  recommended  him  as  a  faithful  Brother  in  the 
ministry  to  whatever  field  God  in  his  providence  may  lead  him."  He  after- 
wards preached  in  Lempster,  Washington  and  Kingston,  N.  H.,  and  in 
1846  removed  to  Newburyport,  Mass.,  where  he  died  April  9,  1847.  He 
was  married  in  Cavendish,  before  1821,  to  Abigail  Sawyer  Whitcomb  of 
that  town,  by  whom  he  had  seven  children,  born  in  Cavendish. 

T.  B.  P. 


KECORDS  OF  THE  FIRST  CHURCH  OF  ROCKINGHAM, 

VERMONT, 

FROM  ITS  ORGANIZATION,  OCT.  27,  1773,  TO  SEPT.  25,  1839. 

Copied  by  Thomas  Bellows  Peck,  of  Walpole,  N.  H. 

The  following  records  of  the  first  church  in  Rockingham,  Vermont,  have 
been  copied  from  the  original  volume  in  manuscript  in  the  possession  of 
William  H.  H.  Putnam,  of  Springfield,  Vt.,  who  has  kindly  loaned  it  for 
this  purpose.  This  precious  volume  has  come  to  Mr.  Putnam  by  right  of 
his  wife's  descent  from  one  of  the  early  members  of  the  church.  It  has  been 
carefully  cherished,  is  in  excellent  preservation  and  is  invaluable  on  account 
of  the  information  which  it  contains  relating  to  the  early  settlers  of  Rocking- 
ham. These  records  are  now  printed  for  the  first  time  in  order  to  preserve 
and  make  accessible  for  reference  the  facts  which  they  contain,  many  of 
which  are  not  on  record  elsewhere,  as  to  the  history  of  the  church,  and 
especially  the  statistics  of  admissions  of  members,  baptisms,  marriages  and 
deaths  in  the  first  half  century  of  the  existence  of  the  town. 

The  earlier  and  by  far  greater  part  of  the  records  is  in  the  handwriting 
of  the  first  minister,  Rev.  Samuel  Whiting,  who  was  born  in  Franklin 
Mass.,  March,  1750  (Blake's  "  History  of  the  Town  of  Franklin,"  p.  190), 
or  (according  to  Farmer)  Jan.  28,  1750;  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in 
1769;  was  ordained  pastor  of  the  church  in  Rockingham,  October  27,  1773; 
was  dismissed  by  his  own  request.  May  18,  1809,  and  died  in  Rockingham, 
May  16,  1819.  Mr.  Whiting's  handwriting  had  the  neatness  which  charac- 
^_^  terized  the  penmanship  of  the  scho- 

cyX\^  ^...^    ^^^■^^^t^y     larly  clergyman   of  the  last  century, 

and  is  illustrated  by  the  accompany- 
ing facsimile  of  his  signature  and  by 
the  engraved  heading  reduced  from  the  fly-leaf  of  the  volume  of  records. 
The  later  records  are  in  the  handwriting  of  Rev.  Elijah  Wollage,  a  graduate 
of  Dartmouth  College  in  1791,  of  Rev.  Samuel  Mason  and  of  Rev.  Brough- 
ton  White. 

It  is  intended  to  supplement  the  records  with  a  brief  historical  sketch  of 
the  first  church  of  Rockingham  and  its  ministers,  which  will  be  accompanied 
with  a  half-tone  engraving  of  the  meeting-house,  erected  in  1787.  This 
house  is  still  in  good  preservation  and  is  a  most  interesting  specimen  of  the 
church  architecture  of  the  latter  part  of  the  eighteenth  century. 


Pursuant  to  Letters  Missive  from  the  People  in  Rockingham  &  Chester 
in  the  Province  of  New  York  the  Chhs  of  Brattleborough  Warwick,  Win- 
chester, Swanzy,  Charlestown,  Westmoreland,  Walpole  Lebanon  &  Wren- 
tham  by  their  Elders  &  Messengers  &  the  Messengers  of  Hindsdale  & 
Cornish  were  Conven'd  at  Rockingham  October  27*^  1773. 

When  antecedent  to  their  embodying  into  a  Council  an  Enquiry  was  pro- 
pos'd  to  be  made  in  the  Standing  of  the  Chh  in  Brattleboro' upon  Which  the 
Rev^^  M''  Reeves  &  the  Messengers  from  Brattleboro'  being  previously  in- 
structed &  empower'd  by  that  Chh  gave  us  full  Satisfaction  with  regard  to 
the  Credentials  of  M'"  Reeves  &  the  Agreement  of  the  Covenant  of  s'^  Chh 
with  ours.  We  therefore  Unanimously  agreed  upon  their  desire  in  Con- 
sideration of  their  peculiar  Situation  to  receive  &  own  them  of  our  fellow- 
ship. Nevertheless  we  take  this  method  and  Opportunity  to  bear  due  Testi- 
mony against  any  Chh's  forming  itself  &  putting  itself  under  the  Care  of  a 
Minister  without  the  Concurrence  of  Sister  Chhs  (where  it  may  be  had)  to 
establish  a  Communion  of  Churches. 

The  Chhs  proceeded  to  embody  into  a  Council  and  made  Choice  of  the 
Rev*^  M''  Reeves  Moderator  &  M''  Fessenden  Scribe,  the  Council  being 
form'd  Voted  their  Acceptance  of  M''.  Reeves  &  Brattleboro'  Chh  to  our 
Communion,  &  our  readiness  to  treat  him  &  them  as  Such,  expecting  like 
Returns  from  them  &  that  the  Vote  be  made  Publick  at  this  Time  &  to  our 
Chhs.  In  the  next  Place  the  Council  proceeded  to  examine  ]\P.  Samuel 
Whiting  the  Pastor  elect,  as  to  his  Licence  to  preach,  his  regular  Standing 
as  a  Christian,  his  Doctrinal  Sentiments,  &  his  Views  of  Undertaking  the 
Work  of  the  Gospel  Ministry  &  he  gave  full  Satisfaction  as  they  expressed 
by  Vote.  Voted  to  proceed  to  Ordination  &  that  M"^  Olcott  begin  with 
Prayer,  M"^  Reeves  pray  before  the  Charge,  M*'  Hedge  give  the  Charge,  M^ 
Lawrence  the  right  hand  of  Fellowship  &  M''  Fessenden  conclude  with 
Prayer. 

And  agreeable  hereto  the  Rev'^  Samuel  Whiting  was  ordained  a  Gospel 
Bishop  of  the  Chh  in  Rockingham  &  Chester  Rockingham  Octo'""  27'^'  1773 
Attest  Thomas  Fessenden  Scribe     True  Copy     Att*'  Sara'  Whiting. 

1773  October  31     Baptiz'd  Peter  Son  of  Peter  &  Mercy  Evans 
Novem^''  20   Baptiz'd  James  Sou  of  Thomas  &  Sarah  Button.  &  Samuel 

Son  of  Fairbanks  &  Esther  Moors 

1774  January  23*^  Jonathan  &  Eunice  Burr  were  propounded  to  the 
Chh. 


also  Phebe  Johnson  of  Chester,  having  before  ownd  the  Covenant. 

****** 
****** 

Jan^  25.  Baptiz'd  Chauncey  Cheney  Son  of  John  &  Esther  Chandler  at 
their  house  the  Child  being  Sick. 

Jan^'  27     Married  Jonathan  Burt  &  Bethiah  Preston  of  Rockingham. 

January  30"^  Receiv'd  Naomi  Kingsley  into  the  Chli  &  Baptiz'd  Adriel 
Son  of  Sylvanus  &  Naomi  Kingsley 

March  13.  Receiv'd  into  the  Chh  Phebe  Johnson  Jon'*'  Burr  &  Eunice 
his  Wife,  also  baptiz'd  Bathsheb;i  daughter  of  Jon*^  &  Eunice  Burr,  also 
Priscilla  Daughter  of  Cornelius  &  Baker. 

March  27.     Baptiz'd  Edward  Son  of  Asahel  &  Phebe  Johnson. 

April  17.  At  Chester  Ebenezer  Patterson  with  his  Wife  Anne  of  Kent 
own'd  the  Covenant  &  had  their  Child  baptiz'd  by  the  name  of  Moses. 

May  8.     Caleb  Church  &  Wife  had  their  Child  baptiz'd  Jemima 

May  15.     Joseph  Wood  proponnded  to  the  Chh. 

June  12  Chh  tarried  after  Divine  Service  &  Chose  Peter  Evans  &  Elias 
Olcott  to  officiate  as  Deacons  in  the  Chh. 

June  26.  Letters  missive  from  the  People  of  Neve  Fane  &  from  the  Chh 
in  Westminster  being  read.  Voted  to  Send  according  to  their  Desire  to 
assist  in  Ordination  &  made  Choice  of  Elias  Olcott  Delegate  to  New  Fane 
&  Elias  Olcott  and  Peter  Evans  Delegates  to  Westminster 

July  17.     Baptiz'd  Ebenezer  Son  of  Ebenezer  &  Zeruiah  Johnson 

July  21  Married  Benjamin  Patterson  of  Piermont  &  Elisabeth  Safford 
of  Rockingham. 

July  31.  Receiv'd  Joseph  Wood  into  the  Chh  &  baptiz'd  Samuel  Mary 
&  Anne  Children  of  Joseph  &  Esther  Wood. 

August  14.  propounded  Elenor  Preston  to  the  Chh. 

Sept.  7.  Married  Elkanah  Day  of  Westminster  &  Levina  Merrill  of 
Chesterfield,  having  licence,  also  married  Benjamin  Larrabee  &  Abigail 
Spaulding  of  Rockingham. 

Sept.  11.  Baptiz'd  James  Son  of  William  &  Elisabeth  Stearns.  &  Syl- 
vanus Sabin  Son  of  Sylvanus  &  Niionii  Kingsley 

Octob.  2.  Elenor  Preston  receiv'd  into  the  Clih.  Baptiz'd  Elisabeth  & 
Sarah  Daughters  of  James  &  Margaret  Campbel  also  propounded  to  the 
Chh  Jabez  Sargeants  Jun''  &  Persis  his  Wife. 

Nov.  20     Baptiz'd  Bulah  Daughter  of  William  &  Elisabeth  Stearns. 

Nov.  27.  Jabez  &  Persis  Sargeants  receiv'd  into  the  Chh.  &  baptiz'd 
Jabez  Son  of  Jabez  &  Persis  Sergeants. 

Dec.  18.  Baptiz'd  Calvin  Son  of  Ahiel  &  Mary  Barnes,  also  Jacob  & 
Phebe  Wynu  Propounded  to  the  Chh. 

1775.  April  6.  Married  Matthew  Lane  &  Elisabeth  Stearns  of  Rock- 
ingham. 

June  11.     Baptiz'd  Thomas  Chandler  Son  of  Timothy  &  Betty  Olcott. 

July  23.  Baptiz'd  Abiel  Daughter  of  Isaiah  &  Dorcas  Johnson.  &  Aaron 
Son  of  Abraham  &  Sawyer. 

July  30.     Baptiz'd  Rebecca  Daughter  of  Timothy  &  Rebecca  Walker 

Aug.  27.  Baptiz'd  Sibbel  Daughter  of  Elias  &  Sihbel  Olcott,  also  pro- 
pounded at  Rockingham  Jacob  &  Phebe  Wynn 

Octob.  10  Married  Nathaniel  Bennett  &  Sibhel  Whipple  of  Rocking- 
ham 

Nov.  5.      Baptiz'd  Luther  Son  of  John  &  Johnson. 


Dec.  17.     Baptiz'd  Mercy  Daughter  of  Peter  &  Mercy  Evans. 
Dec.  26     Married  David  Cockran  &  Mary  Aiken,  botli  of  Kent. 

1776.     Jan.  14.     Propounded  Isaiah  Johnson  &  Dorcas  his  Wife. 

Jan.  28.     Isaiah  &  Dorcas  Jolmson  propounded  at  Rockingham. 

Feb.  18     Isaiah  &  Dorcas  Johnson  Received  into  the  Chh. 

Feb.  20,  Baptiz'd  Lucinda  Daughter  of  Fairbanks  &  Esther  Moors  at 
their  house  being  Sick. 

March  21.  By  the  Desire  of  Brother  Asher  Evans  I  inform'd  the  Chh 
&  Congregation  of  his  Sorrow  for  his  foolisli  &  Inconsiderate  Conduct  with 
Nath'  Bennett.  Voted  Satisfactory- 
April  21.  Chh  Tarried  after  Publick  Worship,  read  Jonathan  Burrs 
Complaint  against  Nathaniel  Davis  &  Chose  Peter  P^vans  &  Elias  Olcott  to 
meet  with  them  &  endeavour  to  reconcile  the  Difficulties  between  them. 

April  27.  Chh  Tarried  after  Publick  Worship  When  Peter  Evans  Jun'' 
&  Elias  Olcott  upon  Brother  Davis  Saying  that  wherein  he  had  broke  the 
good  Rules  of  the  Chh  he  was  sorry  for  it.  Said  it  was  to  the  same  purport 
to  what  they  had  Advis'd  to  &  Brother  Burr  was  satisfied  with,  and  he  being 
Satisfied  withdrew  his  Complaint  &  both  Parties  agreed  not  to  mention 
again  the  old  Story  wherein  they  differd  &  which  was  the  foundation  of  the 
Dispute. 

May  19.      Baptiz'd  Roswell  Son  of  Asher  &  Mary  Evans. 

June  17.      Baptiz'd  Mira  Alpheus  Sou  of  John  &  Esther  Chandler 

July  1.  Elenor  Preston  informing  us  that  she  had  never  been  baptiz'd 
tho  she  thot  she  had  been  in  Infancy  when  she  was  receiv'd  into  the  Chh, 
was  baptiz'd  no  Objection  being  made,  also  baptiz'd  Sylvanus  Son  of  Col- 
born  &  Eleuor  Preston. 

July  22.  Chh  tarried  after  Publick  Services  &  made  Choice  of  Timothy 
Walker  &  Jehiel  Webb  for  Choristers.  An  enquiry  was  made  of  Sister 
Preston  as  to  the  mistake  which  she  was  under  as  to  her  saying  she  had 
been  baptiz'd  in  Infancy  when  she  offer'd  herself  to  join  the  Chh,  when  she 
declar'd  that  she  really  tho't  then  that  she  had  been  tho  since  she  was  Con- 
viuc'd  to  the  Contrary.  &  the  Chh  were  so  far  satisfied  with  lier  Discourse 
as  to  overlook  it,  tho'  they  could  not  excuse  her  from  great  Negligence  & 
Carelessness,  also  the  Chh  made  Choice  of  Peter  Evans  Jun''  &  Jon'^  Burr 
to  Discourse  with  Brother  Simonds  &  Woods  concerning  their  Absenting 
from  Communion  &  endeavour  to  persuade  them  to  return  to  their  Duty. 

July  28.     Baptiz'd  Nathan  Son  of  Ebenezer  &  Zeruiah  Johnson 

August  4.  Propounded  Agnis  Whitney,  having  formerly  ovvn'd  the 
Covenant. 

August  25.     Receiv'd  Agnis  Whitney  into  the  Chh. 

August  30     Baptiz'd  Naomi  Daughter  of  Sylvanus  &  Naomi  Kingsley. 

Sept.  1.  Baptiz'd  Moses  Agnis  &  Lucretia  Children  of  Ezra  &  Agnis 
Whitney,     also  propounded  Ebenezer  &  Rachel  Albee 

Sept  11.     Married  Asa  Wliite  &  Jane  Arwin  of  Rockingham. 

Sept  15.  Receiv'd  Ebenezer  &  Rachel  Albee  into  the  Clih.  Baptiz'd 
Mary  Daughter  of  Sam'  &  Mary  Whiting,  also  Elisabeth  Daughter  of 
John  &  Elisabeth  Whitney,  also  Margarett  Daughter  of  James  &  Margaret 
Campbell,  &  Rachel,  Ebenezer,  John,  Benjamin,  Mary  &  Submit  Children 
of  Ebenezer  &  Rachel  Albee. 

Sept.  26.  Married  Solomon  Wright  &  Abylene  Preston  &  Gardner 
Simonds  &  Nancy  Titus. 

Sept.  29.     Baptiz'd  Persis  Daughter  of  Jabez  &  Persis  Sargeant 


Octob.  6.  Chh  tarried  after  Publick  Exercise  &  at  the  Desire  of  the 
Society  at  Putney.  Voted  to  Send  to  assist  in  gathering  a  Chh  &  Installing 
a  Minister  there  &  Chose  Peter  Kvans  &  Nathaniel  Davis  Delegates. 

Nov.  3.  Chh  Tarried  after  Publick  AVorship.  Patrick  McHerg  ex- 
hibited a  Certificate  that  he  &  his  Wife  were  in  Christian  Communion  in 
Scotland  when  they  left  it,  the  Chh  Voted  that  they  might  receive  the 
priveledge  of  baptism  for  their  Child,  accordingly  after  Meeting  Baptiz'd 
Judith  Daughter  of  Patrick  &,  Judith  McHerg,  at  their  House. 


Dec.  22    Baptiz'd  Mary  Daughter  of  Abraham  &  Sawyer. 

1777.  March  30.  Joshua  &  Esther  Hotten  at  Chester  *  *  * 
*  *   -      *     were  propounded  to  tlie  Clih. 

May  4.  Chh  Tarried  after  Publick  Worsliip  when  a  Letter  of  Dismis- 
sion &  Recommendation  of  Thomas  &  Sarah  Dutton  from  the  Chh  of  Christ 
in  Lunenburg  was  Read.  1  Voted  to  Receive  Sarah  Dutton  into  the  Chh. 
Objections  being  made  against  Receiving  Thomas  Dutton  into  this  Chh,  till 
some  Satisfaction  was  given  for  his  Constant  Neglect  of  &  Absence  from 
Publick  Worship.  The  Question  was  put  whether  the  Chh  would  receive 
Thomas  Dutton  into  Communion  without  further  Satisfaction  pass'd  ia  the 
Negative. 

May  IL  Receiv'd  into  the  Chh  Joshua  &  Esther  Hotten.  Baptiz'd 
Joshua  Asahel,  &  Luther  Children  of  Joshua  &  Esther  Hotten  also  Joseph 
Warner  Son  of  Caleb  &  EJisabeth  Church. 

June  22.      Married  Uria'h  IMorris  &  Mary  Tarbel  of  Chester. 

July  20.      Baptiz'd  Abigail  Daughter  of  William  &  Elisabeth  Stearns 

Sept  12(?)      Married  Howe  as  he  Said  &  Mary  Glazier  of  Rock- 

ingham 

Sept  14.     Propounded  Jolm  &  IMartha  Lovell. 

Octob.  5      Propounded  Jehiel  &  Mary  Webb 

Nov.  2     Married  Charles  Man  &  Zeruiah  Parker  of  Chester 

Dec.  21.      P.aptiz'd  Mary  Wife  of  Jehiel  Webb  &  Receiv'd  into  the 

Chh  John  &  .Martha  Lovell  &  Jehiel  &  Mary  Webb. 

Dec.  23.  Baptiz'd  Elisabeth  Daughter  of  Tim'^  &  Rebeca  Walker  being 
sick 

Dec.  28.     Baptiz'd  Clarissa  &  Jehiel  Children  of  Jehiel  &  Mary  Webb 

1778. 

Jan.  31.     Married  David  Cross  &  Rhoda  Wilson  of  Acworth 
Marcli  29.      Baptiz'd  Samuel  Son  of  Samuel  &  Mary  Whiting  &  Simeon 
Son  of  Elias  &  Sibhel  Olcott. 

May  10.      Baptiz'd  Adriel  Son  of  Sylvanus  &  Naomi  Kingsley 
May  17.     ]^>aptiz'd  Bulkley  son  of  Timothy  &  Betty   Olcott. 
June  21      Ba[»tiz"d  TaWitha  Daughter  of  Isaiah  &  Dorcas  Jolinson 
July  12.     Ba|)tiz'd  Benjamin  Sun  of  Ebenezer  &  Zeruiah  Johnson. 
Aug.  23.      Baptiz'd  Leonard  Son  of  Joshua  &  Esther  Hotten. 
Aug.  30.     Chh   tarried  &  appointed  a  Chh   IMeeting    to  be  on    Friday 
following  to  Consider  whether  the  Chh  will  receive  any  to  priveledges  with- 
out  Receiving  to  full    Comnmnion   or  in  other  words  whether   they  will 
adopt  the  half  way  Covenant,  Commonly  so  call'd,  &  Propounded  Bethiah 
Dutton. 


1778. 

Sept.  4.     Chli  Met  according  to  appointment  &  Voted 

1.  that  the  Cbh  Covenant  Stand  without  any  Alterations  &  no  Adult 
Persons  be  admitted  to  Priveledges  &  taken  under  the  Watch  &  Care 
of  the  Chh  without  promising  an  Attendance  on  the  Lord's  Table.  • 

2.  that  jiersons  having  own'd  the  Covenant  elsewhere  Residing  among 
us,  may  receive  Priveledges  in  this  Chh  even  while  they  do  not 
come  to  the  Table  of  the  Lord  So  Long  as  in  the  Judgment  of 
Charity,  the  Chh  can  suppose  they  are  endeavouring  to  remove  their 
Scruples  as  to  Coming  to  the  Table  of  the  Lord,  &  in  other  Re- 
spects live  answerable  to  a  Christian  Profession 

3.  Voted  that  the  Pastor  desire  of  Brother  Joseph  Wood  the  Reasons 
of  his  Still  absenting  from  the  Lord's  Table. 

Sept.  8.     Married  Charles  Richards  Jun^  &  Molly  Arwin  of  Rockingham 

Sept.  13.  Receiv'd  Hannah  Smith  of  Chester  into  the  Chh  having  been 
Propounded,  &  Baptiz'd  her. 

Sept.  20.     Baptiz'd  Mercy  Daughter  of  Peter  &  Mercy  Evans. 

Sept.  27.  Receiv'd  Bethiah  Button  into  the  Chh.  also  Baptiz'd  Rufus  & 
Mercy  Children  of  Isaac  &  Stoell  also  Ralph  Parker  Son  of  Eleazer 

&  Ruth  Stearns. 

Oct.  4.  Baptiz'd  William  Anson  Son  of  John  &  Esther  Chandler  also 
David  Lydia  Bathsheba  &  Sarah  Children  of  Thomas  &  Susanna  Stone 

Oct.  13.  Baptiz'd  John  King  Son  of  John  &  Martha  Lovell,  &  Perley 
Son  of  Thomas  &  Bethiah  Dutton.  Chh  Tarried  Voted  to  Comply  with 
the  Request  of  Westminster  Chh  &  Chose  Elias  Olcott  with  the  Pastor  to 
join  in  Council  there 

Nov.  1.  Chh  Tarried  after  Publick  Worship,  the  Result  of  the  Council 
at  Westminster  was  Read,  and  the  Chh  were  further  inform'd  as  to  what 
appear'd  to  be  the  Opinion  of  that  Council  as  to  Several  matters  that  came 
under  their  Consideration. 

Dec.  10.     Married  Eli  Evans  &  Hannah  Larcum  of  Rockingham 

1779. 

Jan.  17.     Baptiz'd  Thomas  Son  of  Abraham  &  Sawyer,  also  Abi- 

gail Daughter  of  Jabez  &  Persis  Sargeants  at  Chester. 

Jan.  24.  Married  Samuel  Stafford  as  he  Called  himself  a  Stranger  & 
Abigail  Fuller  of  Rockingham. 

May  9.     Baptiz'd  David  Son  of  Colburn  &  Elenor  Preston. 

May  23.     Baptiz'd  Sai'ah  Daughter  of  William  &  Elisabeth  Stearns 

June  21  Married  Benjamin  Williams  of  Charlestown  &  Polly  Lovell 
of  Rockingham. 

June  22.  Married  Moses  Allen  of  Greenfield  &  Mary  Larrabee  of 
Rockingham 

July  4.  Baptiz'd  Lucinda  Daughter  of  Fairbanks  &  Esther  Moors  also 
read  the  Confession  of  Eli  &  Llannah  Evans  &  propounded  them  to  tlie  Chh. 

July  25.  Receiv'd  Eli  &  Hannah  Evans  into  the  Chh.  also  Baptiz'd 
Jesse  Son  of  Eli  &  Hannah  Evans. 

Aug.  8.     Baptiz'd  Annice  Daughter  of  Caleb  &  Elisabeth  Church. 

Aug.  22.  Baptiz'd  Betsi  &  Daniel  Children  of  Moses  &  Jerusha  Marsh, 
also  Zebulon  Son  of  Jonathan  &  Eunice  Burr. 

Aug.  29.     Chh  Tarried  &  appointed  a  Chh  Meeting  Sept.  3*^. 

Sept.  3.  Chh  met  according  to  apjaointment.  Jacob  Pease  &  Wife  ex- 
hibiting a  Recommendatory  Letter  were  receiv'd  into  the  Chh — Brother 


Joseph  Wood  inform'd  the  Chh  that  his  having  absented  from  the  Lord's 
Table  was  on  account  of  the  Dilficulties  of  Pubhck  Affairs  &  that  he  had 
tho't  it  to  be  a  greater  evil  for  him  to  partake  than  Absent,  but  that  he 
was  now  Sensible  of  his  having  no  Scripture  Rule  to  Justify  his  absenting, 
desiring  the  Chh  to  overlook  his  Neglect  &  that  he  might  again  Commune 
with  us 

Voted  that  the  Chh  is  Satisfied  herewith. 

As  Some  were  dissatisfied  with  Deac  Evans,  the  Vote  was  put  Whether 
the  Chh  were  Satisfied  with  him,  passed  in  the  Affirmative  Deac  Evans  re- 
quested to  be  dismissed  from  Serving  in  the  Office  of  Deacon.  It  was  jjut 
to  Vote  whether  the  Chh  would  dismiss  him.     passed  in  the  negative. 

Sept.  0.  Baptiz'd  Samuel  &  Anna  Children  of  Ebenezer  &  Anna  Pat- 
terson also  Bethiah  Daughter  of  Thomas  &  Bethiah  Dutton  at  Evening. 
Married  Jonathan  Fuller  &  Rhoda  Pease,  also  Elijah  Knights  &  Mercy 
Fuller,  all  of  Rockingham. 

Sept.  16.     Marrie'd  Josiah  White  &  Elisabeth  Pulsipher  of  Rockingham 

Sept.  26.  Chh  Tarried  a  Complaint  of  Nathaniel  Davis  against  Deac"* 
Evans  was  Read,  &  after  some  Consideration  the  Question  was  put  whether 
the  Complaint  should  lie  in  the  Chh  without  acting  u2)on  it  at  present  in 
the  manner  as  therein  Desir'd,  pass'd  in  the  Affirmative  It  was  then  pro- 
posal that  a  Committee  should  be  Chosen  such  as  woidd  be  Satisfactory  to 
the  Parties  to  hear  the  matter  in  Dispute,  the  Parties  then  acquiesced  in 
the  Method  &  pitched  upon  five  of  the  Brethren  for  the  Committee,  the 
Question  was  then  put  whether  these  Viz.  .Jehiel  Webb,  Jacob  Pease  Elias 
Olcott,  Ebenezer  Fuller  &  Joseph  Wood  Should  be  the  Committee  for  the 
Purpose  afores'd  pass'd  in  the  affirmative. 

Octob.  3.  Chh  Tarried  &  the  Committee  Reported  that  having  heard  the 
Evidences  the  Complaint  of  Nathaniel  Davis  against  Deacon  Evans  was 
not  supported,  the  Question  was  put  whether  the  Chh  would  act  any  fur- 
ther upon  the  Complaint,  pass'd  in  the  Negative. 

Octob.  4.     Married  Nathaniel  Miner  &  Mary  Camp  of  Rockingham 

Octob.  18.  Married  JNP  McKenzie  to  the  Widow  Lois  Spencer  of 
Springfield 

Nov.  7.  Baptiz'd  IMary  Daughter  of  Jehiel  &  IMary  Webb. —  Chh  Tar- 
ried &  Brother  Ebenezer  Fuller  inform'd  the  Chh  that  he  desir'd  his 
Daughter  Abigail's  Children  might  be  baptiz'd  upon  liis  Account  Chh 
Voted  to  Consider  on  it 

Nov.  14.  Chh  Tarried  when  the  Chh  were  inform'd  of  the  Desire  of 
Doct"^  Reuben  Jones  &  his  Wife  to  be  propounded  to  the  Chh  &  join  in 
full  Communion,  but  that  Docf  Reuben  Jones  would  not  give  an  Assent  to 
the  Covenant,  which  was  Customary  to  be  assented  to  by  Persons  before 
they  are  receiv'd  into  full  Communion  if  the  Chh  insisted  upon  it  as  a  term 
of  Communion,  but  if  it  was  only  desir'd  of  him  by  the  Chh  as  a  favour,  he 
was  ready  to  do  it,  he  being  j^resent  further  explain'd  himself  &  gave  his 
Reasons  before  the  Chh,  &  the  Chh  Voted  that  the  Matter  rest  for  Con- 
sideration. 

Nov.  28.  Chh  Tarried  after  Divine  Service  when  a  draught  of  a  Letter 
was  read  to  be  Consider 'd  whether  they  would  send  it  to  Doct""  Jones,  the 
Chh  acted  nothing  lipon  it.  but  appointed  a  Chh  Meeting  to  be  on  the  15 
of  December 

Dec.  5.     Married  Nathan  Wright  &  Thankful  Eastman  of  Rockingham 

Dec.  7.  Married  Benjamin  Harris  of  Pladley  &  Hannah  Galusha  of 
Rockingham 


8 

Dec  15.     Chh  Met  according  to  appointment  at  M""  Whitings 

1.  Put  to  Vote  Whether  Brother  Ebenezer  Fuller  might  have  his 
Daughter  Abigails  Children  baptiz'd  upon  his  &  his  AVives  account, 
in  the  method  he  desired    pass'd  in  the  negative. 

2.  Docf  Reuben  Jones  being  Present,  Such  matters  were  treated  of 
in  Conversation  as  were  Satisfactory  on  both  Sides.  . 

1780 

Feb.  7.     Married  William  Stowell  &  Phebe  Sartwell  both  of  Walpole 
Feb.  13.     Receiv'd  Reuben  &  Eunice  Jones  into  the  Chh  &  baptiz'd 
John  Son  of  Reuben  &  Eunice  Jones  also  Betsi  Lane  Daughter  of  Lemuel 
&  Sargeants. 

Mar.  5.  Chh  tarried  after  Publick  Worship  &  it  was  ask't  whether  the 
Chh  would  Act  upon  a  Verbal  Complaint  of  Deac"  Evans, — the  Motion 
was  made  &  the  Question  was  put  whether  the  Chh  would  Establish  it  as  a 
Rule  to  act  upon  no  Complaints  unless  they  were  written  pass'd  in  the 
affirmative. 

March  7.     Baptiz'd  Abiel  Danghter  of  Isaiah  &  Dorcas  Johnson  at 
their  house,  being  Sick,  present  Jabez  Sargents  &  Jabez  Jun"" 
April  2.     Baptiz'd  Mary  Daughter  of  Samuel  &  Mary  Whiting 
April  12.     Married  Abel  White  &  Hannah  Closson  of  Rockingham. 
April  16.     Chh  tarried  &  appointed  a  Chh  Meeting  on  Wednesday  26th 
April  23     on  account  of  Fast  ajjpointed  Chh  Meeting  27th 
April  27.     Chh  Met  according  to  appointment  &  inform'd  M""  Davis  of 
their  uneasiness  with  him  for  Continuing  his  Contention  with  Deac'  Evans, 
&  in  not  resting  Satisfied  with  the  doings  of  the  Chh  in  respect  to  Him. 
after  some  time,  according  to  a  proposal  made.  Deac.  Evans  Said  before  the 
Chh  that  if  he  had  injur'd  M''  Davis   any  way  in  liis  Name  or  Estate  he 
was  sorry  for  it.  &  meant  to  treat  M''  Davis's  Character  with  Brotherly 
Tenderness   which   was  Satisfactory   to   M''   Davis.     M"^   Davis  also  Said 
before  the  Chh  &  to  the  Chh    that  he  was  Sensible  that  upon  Provocations 
lie  had  fallen  into  unbecoming  Passions  &  in  his  Expressions  had  broken 
good  Rules,  &  wherein  he  had  given  occasion  of  offence  to  the  Chh  he  was 
sorry  therefor  desir'd  that  it  might  be  overlook't  &  their  prayers  for  him  ; 
the  Vote  was  then  Call'd  whether  it  was  Satisfactory  to  the  Chh  pass'd  in 
the  Aflftrmative. 

May  14.     Baptiz'd  Anne  Daughter  of  Charles  &  Irene  Richards 
May  21     Baptiz'd  Naomi  Daughter  of  Sylvanus  &  Naomi  Kingsley 
July  30     Baptiz'd  Hannah  Daughter  of  Eli  &  Hannah  Evans. 
Aug.  14     Married  Nath^  Davis  Jun''  &  Lydia  Herod  of  Rockingham 
Octob.  15.     Baptiz'd  Daniel  Son  of  Colborn  &  Elenor  Preston. 
Nov.  9.     Married  Asher  Evans   of   Rockingham  &  Lecta  Sartwell  of 
Charlestown. 

Nov.  26.     Propounded  Timothy  «fc  Rebecca  Walker. 
Dec.  17.     Chh  Tarried  &  Convers'd  something  in  regard  to  ha'vang  a 
Sacrament,  then  Voted  that  Jacob  Pease  &  Jehiel  Webb  with  the  Pastor 
be  a  Committee  to  go  &  See  Sister  Elenor  Preston  to  make  some  Enquiry 
&  give  Some  Advice  as  they  shall  see  fit. 

Dec.  24     Receiv'd  into  the  Chh  Timothy  &  Rebecca  Walker. 

1781 

Jan  5.  Chh  Tarried  after  Lecture  &  Voted  1  Satisfied  with  the  Doings 
of  the  Committee  Chosen  to  Converse  with  M''^  Preston  2dly  that  in  Con- 
sequence of  her  becoming  reconciled  to  her  Husband  the  Chh  is  Satisfied 
&  in  Charity  with  her. 


Jan.  23.  Married  Elijah  Lovell  of  Rockingham  &  Abigail  Goldsbury  of 
Warwick. 

Jan  25.     Married  Frederick  Reed  &  Lovisa  Pease  of  Rockingham. 

March  15.  At  a  Lecture  at  Chester  baptiz'd  Lucy  Daughter  of  Timothy 
&  Betty  Olcott.  also  Lines  Son  of  Jabez  &  Persis  Sargeants  &  Abigail 
Daughter  of  Abiel  &  Mary  Barnes 

April  29.     Baptiz'd  Vryling  Son  of  John  &  Martha  Lovell. 

May  27.  Baptiz'd  Washington  Son  of  Timothy  &  Rebecca  Walker  & 
Sarah  Daughter  of  Ebenezer  &  Rachel  Albee. 

May  3L     Married  Ebenezer  Stoell  &  Parmela  Whitney  of  Rockingham 

June  3     Baptized  Ira  Son  of  Jehiel  &  Mary  Webb. 

June  23.     Married  Leonard  Reed  &  Esther  Gould  of  Rockingham 

July  19  Married  Elisha  Wright  of  Rutland  &  Judith  Wright  of  Rock- 
ingham 

Jul}^  3.     Baptiz'd  Eli  Son  of  Reuben  &  Eunice  Jones. 

July  22.     Baptiz'd  Sabra  Daughter  of  Oliver  &  Hannah  Lovell. 

July  29.     Baptiz'd  Olive  Daughter  of  Daniel  &  Olive  Edson. 

August  19.     John  Ellis  was  Propounded  to  the  Chh. 

Aug.  26     Lecta  Evans  was  propounded  to  the  Chh. 

Aug.  31.  Chh  Tarried  after  Lecture  &  receiv'd  into  their  Communion 
Daniel  &  Olive  Edson  being  recommended  from  Bridgwater  Chh. 

Sept  2.  Receiv'd  John  Ellis  &  Lecta  Evans  into  the  Chh  also  Phebe 
Stoell  made  publick  Confession  &  was  propounded  to  the  Chh. 

Sept.  9.  Baptiz'd  Charlotte,  Samuel,  Polly  &  Chloe  Children  of  John 
&  Urana  Ellis. — also  propounded  P^lisabeth  Fuller  to  the  Chh. 

Octob.  21.     Baptiz'd  Salome  Daughter  of  Caleb  &  Elisabeth  Church 

Octob.  28.     Receiv'd  Phebe  Stoell  into  the  Chh. 

Octob.  30.  Baptiz'd  by  M"^  Houston  Jane  Daughter  of  George  &  Nancy 
McMurphy  &  Susanna  Smith  Daughter  of  Ebenezer  &  Anne  Patterson. 

Nov.  4.     Baptiz'd  Parthenia  Daughter  of  Elias  &  Sibbel  Olcott. 

Nov.  18.  Mercy  Knights  Wife  of  Elijah  Knights  made  confession  & 
was  propounded  to  the  Chh. 

Dec.  11.  Chh  Meeting  &  the  Chh  Voted  to  Comply  with  the  request  of 
the  Chh  in  Cornish  &  send  their  Pastor  &  Delegates  to  join  in  Ecclesiastical 
Council  &  Chose  Jacob  Pease  &  John  Lovell  Delegates. 

Dec.  15.  Married  Benjamin  Parker  &  Rachel  Weatherbee  late  of 
Rindge. 

Dec.  16.     Receiv'd  Mercy  Knights  into  the  Chh. 

Dec.  23.  Married  Josiah  Griswold  of  Walpole  &  Susanna  Simonds  of 
Rockingham. 

Dec.  30.  Receiv'd  into  the  Chh  Elisabeth  Fuller,  Brother  Joseph 
Wood  &  Nathaniel  Davis  Publicklj-  objecting  against  it.  a  Vote  was 
taken,  four  or  more  of  those  Present  holding  up  their  hands  for  it,  & 
none  holding  up  their  hands  when  the  Contrary  was  put. 

1782. 

Feb.  10.  Married  Sam'  Smith  of  Amherst  &  Sabra  Debelle  of  Charls- 
town 

Feb.  17.  Baptiz'd  Simeon  Son  of  Elijah  Knights  &  Mercy,  a  Chh 
Meeting  was  appointed  on  Friday  Feb.  22'^ 

Feb.  22.  Chh  met,  according  to  appointment,  when  it  being  propos'd  to 
Brother  Joseph  Wood  to  inform  the  Chh  what  was  his  Uneasiness,  he 
Said  he  was  uneasy  with  the  Chh  for  receiving  Elisabeth  Fuller  into  Com- 
munion, the  Chh  hearing  his  reasons  to  Convince  them  they  had  done 


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Wrong  some  proposals  were  made  to  liim  which  were  not  satisfactory, 
the  Question  being  mov'd  was  put  whether  the  Chh  are  Satisfied  with  the 
Proceedings  on  Lord's  Da)'^  December  oOth  in  Receiving  Elisabeth  Fuller 
into  Communion.     jDassed  in  the  affirmative. 

March  24.     A  Chh  Meeting  was  appointed  on  the  28th 

March  28.  Chh  Met  according  to  appointment,  when  a  Complaint  of 
Brother  Nathaniel  Davis  &  a  Complaint  of  Brother  John  Lovell  against 
each  other  were  read,  &  the  Chh  jiroceeded  to  act  in  the  following  manner 
viz 

1  The  Question  was  i^ut  whether  the  Chh  will  act  upon  the  Complaint 
of  Brother  Davis  against  Brother  Lovell   pass'd  in  the  affirmative. 

2.  The  Question  was  put  whether  it  appears  to  the  Chh  that  Brother 
Davis  by  the  Evidence  exhibited  has  supported  his  Complaint  against  M'' 
Lovell.    pass'd  in  the  Negative. 

3  The  Question  was  put  whether  the  Chh  will  act  upon  the  Complaint 
of  Brother  Lovell  against  M""  Davis   pass'd  in  the  Affirmative. 

Brother  Davis  declaring  that  he  had  no  objection  against  the  Chhs  pro- 
ceeding to  act  on  the  affair  at  this  meeting  more  than  at  any  future  time, 
the  Chh  proceeded  to  act. 

4.  the  Question  was  put  whether  it  appears  to  the  Chh  by  the  Evidence 
exhibited  that  Brother  Lovell  has  Supported  his  Complaint  pass'd  in  the 
Affirmative. 

5.  Voted  that  the  Chh  Meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  first  Monday  in 
May. 

April  7.     Propounded  to  the  Chh  William  Harris 

April  IL     Married  Isaac  Stearns  &  Jane  White  of  Rockingham 

May  5     Receiv'd  William  Harris  into  the  Chh. 

May  6.     Chh  Met  according  to  Adjournment.  . 

1  The  Question  Avas  put  whether  Peter  Evans  &  Elias  Olcott  shall 
Continue  Deacons,  of  the  Chh,  &  whether  Deacon  Evans  on  account  of  his 
Age  &  Infirmities  shall  be  excus'd  from  providing  for  &  Serving  at  the 
Table  as  he  requests,  pass'd  in  the  Affirmative. 

2  Chose  Jacob  Pease  for  a  third  Deacon. 

the  Meeting  was  then  adjourned  till  next  Sabbath  Evening 

May  9.  Married  Ephraim  Guild  of  Chester  &  Philena  Wright  of 
Rockingham. 

May  19.  Chh  Tarried  according  to  adjournment,  when  a  Draught  of 
an  Admonition  was  read  & 

The  (Question  was  put  whether  the  Pastor  should  send  this  Admonition  to 
Brother  Nathaniel  Davis  in  the  Name  of  the  Chh  jiass'd  in  the  Affirmative. 

May  26.     Baptiz'd  Electa  Daughter  of  Asher  &  Electa  Evans. 

May  29.     Married  Thomas  Davenport  &  Zipporah  Gay  of  Rock, 

June  9.     Baptiz'd  Lucinda  Daughter  of  Phebe  Stoell. 

June  16.     Evening  Married  Elisha  Knights  &  Phebe  Stoell  of  Rock 

June  20.  Married  John  Baker  &  Experience  Gibbs,  William  Stearns  & 
Lydia  Glazier  Ebenezer  Pulsipher  &  Unity  Reed  all  of  this  Town. 

June  30.  Propounded  Jonas  Hazeltine  to  the  Chh.  also  at  Evening 
Married  Daniel  Richards  &  Sally  Field  of  Rockingham 

July  21     Baptiz'd  »Sapphira  Daughter  of  Sylvahus  &  Naomi  Kingsley 

Aug.  4.     Baptiz'd  Patty  daughter  of  &  Johnson. 

Aug.  18.     Propounded  to  the  Chh  Sarah  the  Wife  of  John  Cooper. 

Sept.  1.  Chh  tarried  after  Divine  Service  &  upon  hearing  &  consider- 
ing the  Request  of  Brother  Nathaniel  Davis  comply'd  therewith  &  Voted 


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to  the  Matter  of  M""  Davis  Grievance  to  the  Association,  &  Chose  the 
Deacons  with  the  Pastor  to  represent  the  matter  in  behalf  of  the  Chh  to 
them  At  the  Meeting  of  the  Association  but  two  Ministers  were  Present 
viz  M"^  Goodhue  &  M^'  Williams  who  decliu'd  attending  to  the  Matter  or 
giving  their  Advice. 

Sept  15.  Baptiz'd  Elijah  Son  of  Ebenezer  &  Rachel  Albee  also  pro- 
pounded Vashti  Evans  to  the  Chh. 

Sept  22     Receiv'd  Sarah  Cooper  into  the  Chh 

Nov.  10.  Received  Vashti  Evans  mto  the  Chh.  &  Baptiz'd  Eli  Son  of 
Eli  &  Hannah  Evans. 

Dec.  22.     Propound  Priscilla  Pulsipher  to  the  Chh 

Chh  tarried  Read  a  Draught  of  a  Letter  to  Thomas  Chandler  Jabez 
Sargeants  &  others  in  Chester.     Voted  that  it  be  sent. 

2.  Voted  that  Deac.  Pease  Jehiel  Webb  Peter  Evans  Jun''  William 
Simonds  &  Daniel  Edson  be  a  Committee  to  Confer  with  Brother  Joseph 
Woods  &  with  Jonas  liazeltine. 

1783. 

January  26.     Baptiz'd  Abigail  Daughter  of  Samuel  &  Mary  Whiting 
Chh  tarried,  the   Committee  Chosen  to  Confer  with  Joseph  Woods  & 
Jonas  Hazeltine  make  Report  to  the  Clili. 

1  The  Question  was  put  whether  the  Chh  were  willing  to  Receive 
Jonas  Hazeltine  into  Communion,  it  was  no  vote  being  a  tie. 

2  Whether  the  Chh  were  Satisfied  that  the  Chh  Covenant  Should 
stand  as  it  does  j^assed  in  the  affirmative 

A  Draught  of  a  Second  Admonition  to  M^  Davis  was  read 

3.  Voted  that  the  Pastor  send  this  Second  Admonition  to  M^  Davis  in 
the  Name  of  the  Chh. 

April  20.  Chh  tarried  Read  to  them  a  Letter  from  Thomas  Chandler 
Clerk  of  the  Chh  in  Chester.  &  a  draught  of  answer  to  the  Chh  in  Ches- 
ter.    Voted  that  it  be  sent. 

April  27.     Baptiz'd  John  Son  of  John  &  Urana  Ellis 

May  4.  Baptiz'd  Martha  Daughter  of  John  &  Martha  Lovell.  Pro- 
pounded Rhoda  Fuller  to  the  Chh. 

May  1 1 .     Receiv'd  Priscilla  Pulsipher  into  the  Chh. 

May  18.     Appointed  a  Chh  Meeting  to  be  on  Wednesday  21  Instant 

May  21  Chh  met  according  to  ajipointment.  INP'  Davis  being  under 
the  Admonition  of  the  Chh.  desir'd  that  the  Chh  would  join  with  him  in 
Calling  a  Council  to  hear  &  advise  as  to  his  Matter  of  grievance. 

1  A'^oted  to  Call  a  Coimcil  of  Neighbouring  Chhs  for  this  jjurpose  viz 
Charlestown  AYalpole  &  Westminster,  these  being  agreed  to  by  M""  Davis. 

2.  Made  Choice  of  Deac  Pease  M''  Edson  &  Peter  Evans  Jun''  with  the 
Pastor  to  be  a  Committee  with  M"^  Davis  to  Send  the  Letters  Missive. 

3.  Made  choice  of  the  three  Deacons  John  Lovell  Daniel  Edson  & 
Peter  Evans  Jun""  with  the  Pastor  as  a  Committee  to  prepare  matters  to 
lay  before  the  Council. 

4  the  Question  was  put  whether  the  Chh  were  willing  to  dismiss  & 
Recommend  Brother  Joseph  Wood  to  any  Chh  of  our  Communion,  upon 
their  being  Satisfied  that  he  has  attended  on  Pub  lick  Worship  &  Ordi- 
nances in  such  Chh  for  some  considerable  time     Pass'd  in  the  Affirmative 

June  29.  Receiv'd  Rhoda  Fuller  into  the  Chh.  also  Baptiz'd  Elisabeth 
Stoell  &  Samuel  AVoods  Children  of  David  &  Priscilla  Pulsipher 

July  6.  After  Publick  AVorshii)  Brother  Nathaniel  Davis  desiring  the 
Congregation  to  Stop,  read  to  them  a  paper  in  these  AVords  or  nearly.     If 


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I  have  said  any  thing  that  has  given  just  Occasion  of  Offence  to  any  in  this 
Chh  I  am  sorry  for  it. 

July  6.     Chh  Tarried  after  Puhlick  Worship 

1  The  Question  was  put,  whether  the  Pastor  be  directed  to  Examine 
particularly  all  that  offer  themselves  to  be  propounded  to  the  Chh  as  to 
their  Sentiments  respecting  Infant  Baptism  &  it'  they  do  not  hold  to  Infant 
BajDtism  as  it  is  generally  held  to  in  the  Congregational  Chhs,  &  do  not 
think  it  their  Duty  to  bring  their  Children  to  Baptism  in  Infancy,  that  it 
be  raention'd  to  the  Chh  wdien  they  are  propounded,  &  if  they  are  receiv'd 
into  the  Chh  be  matter  of  Record,     pass'd  in  the  affirmative. 

2.  The  Question  was  put  whether  the  Chh  would  receive  Jonas  Hazle- 
tine  into  their  Communion  &  under  their  Watch  &  Care,  &  that  it  be  Re- 
corded that  he  did  n't  hold  to  Infant  Baptism.     Pass'd  in  the  Affirmative. 

3.  Receiv'd  Sarah  Roundy  into  the  Chh  being  recommended  from  the 
Chh  in  Ware. 

July  27.  Receiv'd  Jonas  Hazletine  into  the  Chh,  also  Baptiz'd  Eben- 
ezer  &  Mary  Children  of  Jonathan  &  Rhoda  Fuller. 

August  3.     Baptiz'd  Elisabeth  Daughter  of  Lemuel  &  Sargeants 

August  14     Married  David  Campbell  »&  Amela  Johnson  of  Rockingham. 

August  20  Daniel  Edson  &  Elenor  Richards  appear'd  &  he  took  her 
as  his  Wedded  Wife  &  she  took  Him  as  her  Wedded  Husband. 

Aug^'  24.  Baptiz'd  Hannah  Daughter  of  Jehiel  &  Mary  Webb  Chh 
tarried     read  a  Confession  of  M''  Davis  Chh  Voted  it  Satisfactory 

Sept  7     Baptiz'd  Abigail  Daughter  of  John  &  Whitney 

October  26  Baptiz'd  Lynde  &  Polly  Children  of  William  &  Susanna 
Simonds. 

December  14  Chh  Tarried  after  Divine  Service  When  a  Complaint  of 
Kathaniel  Davis  against  John  Lovell  &  others  was  read  &  another  against 
Daniel  Edson. 

1  Voted  that  the  Chh  would  not  act  on  the  Complaint  against  John 
Lovell  &  others 

2,  Voted  that  the  Complaint  against  Daniel  Edson  lie  for  the  Present 
&  that  M''  Edson  have  further  opportunity  to  make  Satisfaction  to  the  Chh, 
if  he  should  see  fit. 

1784 

Feb.  19.  Chh  met  according  to  appointment  at  M''  Whitings,  the  Meet- 
ing being  open'd,  M''  Davis  withdrew  his  Complaint  against  M''  Edson,  M' 
Edson  having  given  him  full  Satisfaction 

May  2.  a  Chh  Meeting  was  appointed  to  be  on  thursday  following  at 
the  Meeting  house,  at  12  oClock,  &  an  Invitation  &  Desire  was  made  to 
the  Congregation  that  any  of  them  who  had  any  matters  which  they  de- 
sir'd  to  Communicate  to  the  Chh,  or  any  grievances  in  respect  to  any  of 
the  Regulations  of  the  Chh,  that  they  would  attend  &  be  free  in  Opening 
their  minds  to  the  Chh. 

May  6.  Chh  Met  according  to  Appointment,  when  Some  of  the  Con- 
gregation being  present,  they  Made  request  to  the  Chh,  that  there  might  be 
a  door  Open  for  the  Baptism  of  the  Children  of  Such  as  had  Scruples  upon 
their  minds  about  Coming  to  the  Table  of  the  Lord  &  yet  were  willing  to 
enter  into  Covenant  &  put  themselves  under  the  Watch  &  Care  of  the  Chh, 
&  offer'd  further  that  they  Consider'd  this  as  a  Priveledge  which  they  had 
a  right  to  Demand,  as  they  understood  that  the  Cambridge  Platform  was 
to  be  the  Rule  by  which  the  Chh  was  to  govern  themselves  by.  After  Con- 
siderable Conference,  it  was  agreed  upon  that  for  the  purpose  of  Coming 


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to  some  mutual  Agreement  three  members  of  the  Chh  should  be  Chosen  to 
Join  with  three  persons  of  the  Congregation,  as  a  Committee  with  the  Pas- 
tor to  devise  &  form  some  Rule  of  proceeding  to  be  laid  before  the  Chh,  in 
order  for  their  Acceptance,  &  voting  it  as  a  Rule  of  Proceeding  in  the  Chh. 
the  Chh  made  Choice  of  Deac"  Peas,  Peter  Evans  Jun''  &  Jehiel  Webb,  to 
join  with  John  Herod,  Charles  Richards  &  Caleb  Church,  who  were  Chosen 
on  the  part  of  the  Congregation,  which  Committee  were  to  meet  at  the 
Rev^^  M'^  Whitings  on  thursday,  the  27th  of  May,  at  Noon. 

May  23  Chh  Tarried  &  Voted  to  Dismiss  &  Recommend  Elenor  Pres- 
ton from  this  Chh  to  the  Chh  in  Rutland. 

June  6.  Chh  Tarried  after  Divine  Service  &  there  was  read  to  them 
the  draught  of  a  Vote  agreed  upon  by  the  Committee  Chosen  for  that  pur- 
pose, &  it  was  Voted  that  a  Chh  Meetmg  be  appointed  to  Consider  &  Act 
upon  the  Same,  &  a  Chh  Meeting  was  appointed  accordingly  to  be  at  the 
Meeting  House  on  Tuesday  the  15th  of  June  Instant  at  one  oClock  in  the 
afternoon. 

June  15  Chh  met  according  to  Appointment  &  being  open'd  with 
Prayer,  the  Draught  of  a  Vote  under  Consideration  was  again  Read,  when 
after  Considerable  Conference  &  Debate  on  the  Matter,  the  Vote  was  put 
whether  the  Draught  shoukl  be  receiv'd  &  it  pass'd  in  the  Negative,  there 
being  a  Considerable  part  that  did  'nt  Vote  either  way.  after  Considerable 
further  Conference  &  Debate,  the  Question  was  put 

1  Wliether  the  last  Vote  should  be  reconsider'd  &  pass'd  in  the  Affir- 
mative. 

2.  Whether  the  Draught  under  Consideration  should  be  adopted  as  a 
Rule  of  Proceeding  in  the  Chh  so  long  as  the  Chh  perceiv'd  any  good 
effects  of  the  Same  &  pass'd  in  the  Affirmative. 

the  Vote  Pass'd  is  as  follows. 

This  Chh  taking  into  Consideration  the  Uneasiness  of  Numbers  of  the 
Congregation  &  their  request  that  they  might  enjoy  a  Sui)posed  Prive- 
ledge  of  having  the  Ordinance  of  Baptism  administred  to  their  Childi-en, 
tho  they  do  not  Come  up  to  the  Table  of  the  Lord  &  join  in  full  Com- 
munion with  the  Chh — a  liberty  which  is  granted  in  many  Chhs  of  our  Com- 
munion tho  not  so  generally  as  formerly 

Voted 

1.  That  the  Chh  camiot  Consider  it  to  be  a  profession  of  Faith  in 
Christ  &  Obedience  to  him,  while  a  Reserve  is  made  as  to  Coming  up  to 
the  vSacrament  of  the  Supper,  &  while  there  is  no  profession  of  Obedience 
to  this  Dying  Command  of  the  Saviour. 

2.  That  the  Chh  would  Charitably  Sui)pose  that  such  Adult  persons  as 
had  been  Baptiz'd  &  thereby  bro't  into  the  Chh  in  their  Infancy  &  of  good 
Moral  Behaviour,  did  not  mean  to  renounce  their  Baptism,  reject  the  Au- 
thority watch  &  Discipline  of  the  Chh  or  Disclaim  all  Priveledges  from  it ; 
by  their  neglect  in  not  answering  the  Design  of  their  early  Baptism,  even 
to  profess  faith  in  Chi-ist  &  Obedience  to  Him  &  thereby  make  it  Their 
own  Act  &  Deed  m  a  professed  &  publick  manner 

3  That  the  Chli  are  willing  that  Baptism  be  administered  to  the  Chil- 
dren of  all  Such  of  whom  they  can  have  this  Charitable  Thot  as  mention'd 
in  the  preceding  Vote  &  would  desu-e  their  Pastor  thus  to  practice. 

4  Voted  that  such  as  have  been  guilty  of  Moral  Scandal  do  make 
Christian  Satisfaction  therefor  in  order  to  their  receiving  any  Priveledge 
in  the  Way  above  mentioned. 

5  That  the  Applying  for  any  Priveledge  in   the  Chh  shall  be  under- 


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stood  as  an  acknowledgment  of  the  Authority  of  the  Chh  over  such  as 
Apply  &  that  it  be  Consider'd  as  an  actual  putting  themselves  under  the 
Watch  &  Care  of  the  Chh  &  that  they  receive  Priveledges  no  longer  than 
they  submit  to  the  Authority  &  Discipline  of  the  Chh. 

6.  That  such  as  do  receive  Baptism  for  their  Children  or  any  Prive- 
ledge  in  the  Way  above  mentioned  do  make  a  Publick  Profession  of  their 
Beleif  of  the  Christian  Religion,  do  acknowledge  the  Validity  of  their  own 
Baptism  in  Infancy,  &  their  Beleif  of  the  Scriptural  Right  of  Administr- 
ing  Baptism  to  the  Infants  of  such  as  are  members  of  the  Visible  Chh,  & 
the  propriety  of  the  Mode  as  practic'd  in  our  Chhs.  that  they  promise  to 
bring  up  their  Children  in  the  Nurture  &  Admonition  of  the  Lord  &  will 
submit  to  the  Discipline  of  the  Chh  exercis'd  in  a  Reasonable  &  Gospel 
method. 

7.  That  the  Pastor  propound  such  as  apply  for  receiving  Priveledges 
at  least  one  Week  before  they  are  received  to  Priveledges  &  he  is  desir'd  & 
directed  to  enquire  of  all  applying  whether  they  have  for  some  Reasonable 
term  of  time  Statedly  read  Gods  Word  &  pray'd  m  theii-  Families,  &  care- 
fully attended  on  the  Worship  of  God  with  their  Families  on  the  Lords 
Day  &  unless  they  can  Answer  in  the  Affirmative  in  these  Points,  not  to 
propound  them  to  Priveledges  as  without  the  Practice  of  these  things  the 
Chh  cannot  Consider  that  there  is  any  kind  of  Security  for  the  good  Edu- 
cation of  the  Baptiz'd  Children  or  any  reasonable  Expectation  of  it. 

8.  Voted  that  inasmuch  as  there  may  be  very  particular  Caution  &  Care 
needful,  in  directing  persons  who  may  apply  for  Priveledges,  and  as  to 
propounding  them  to  the  Chh  ;  Agreable  to  the  Desire  of  the  Pastor  the 
Chh  do  appoint  a  Committee  of  the  Chh  for  his  help  &  assistance,  whom 
the  Pastor  may  at  any  time  call  to  his  assistance  in  any  matter  of  Doubt  & 
to  whom  he  may  send  any  applying  persons,  to  obtain  their  Consent  in 
order  to  be  propounded,  &  it  is  understood  that  the  Committee  assist  the 
Pastor  in  any  other  matters  ;  &  that  this  method  be  Continued  in  the  Chh 
so  long  as  the  good  Tendency  &  effects  of  it  appear. 

9  that  Daniel  Edson,  Jehiel  Webb,  &  Deac"  Jacob  Pease  be  the  Com- 
mittee for  Purposes  abovementioned  so  long  as  they  shall  be  willing  to 
afford  their  Service  to  the  Pastor  &  Chh  &  give  satisfaction  to  the  Chh 
therein. 

July  10  Chh  Tarried  after  Publick  Worship  &  Voted  that  David 
Stanley,  Jonas  Hazeltine  &  Ebenezer  Clark  be  mention'd  to  the  Congre- 
gation to  see  if  it  is  agreable  to  them  that  these  assist  with  Mr.  Webb  in 
setting  the  Psalm  &  leading  in  singing. 

It  was  mentioned  &  no  Objection  made. 

1785 

Jan.  22.     appointed  Chh  Meeting  on  26*'' 

Jan  26.  Chh  Met  &  adjourned  till  Sabbath  Evening  the  20^^  after 
Publick  Exercises. 

Jan  29.  Chh  Tarried  after  Publick  Worship  &  there  appearing  to  be 
such  Objection  against  granting  the  Request  of  Deacon  Jacob  Peas  & 
brother  Ebenezer  Fuller  as  to  the  Baptism  of  their  grandchildren,  that  it 
was  not  thot  adviseable  to  put  the  Vote  and  the  Chh  Meeting  was  dismiss'd 
without  acting  upon  any  thing. 

Feb.  26.  the  Confession  of  Jacob  Peas  Jun''  was  Read  to  the  Chh  & 
Congregation 

March  26.     read  a  Letter  missive  from  Westminster  Chh. 


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1     Voted  to  send  to  Join  in  Council  according  to  their  request 

2.     Voted  that  Deac"  Peter  Evans  be  Delegate  for  that  Purpose. 

June  11.  Chh  Tarried,  &  Voted  that  Daniel  Edson  have  a  Certificate 
of  his  Regular  Standing  in  this  Chh. 

June  25.  Chh  &  Congregation  tarried  after  Publick  "Worship  When 
Brother  Daniel  Edson  preferred  a  Certificate  from  the  Anabaptist  Chh  in 
Richmond  as  follows 

Richmond  June  19  1786 

These  may  Certify  that  the  first  Baptist  Chh  of  Christ  in  Richmond 
hath  receiv'd  Daniel  Edson  into  Fellowship  as  a  Christian,  &  to  Baptism, 
&  do  Stand  Ready  to  receive  him  to  full  Fellowship  &  Communion,  as  a 
member  of  this  Church  when  he  is  Dismiss'd  from  the  Chh  where  he  now 

°  Maturean  Ballon 

Pastor  of  the  Church 

Upon  M"^  Edson  Desiring  a  Dismission  to  Richmond  Chh.  a  Form  was 
read  which  was  Voted  &  is  Conceiv'd  in  these  Words  &  Terms 

Rockingham  Jmie  26*^  1786 

Whereas  Brother  Daniel  Edson  having  been  Dismiss'd  and  recommended 
from  the  fourth  Chh  of  Christ  in  Bridgwater  was  receiv'd  into  our  Com- 
munion &  mider  our  Particular  Watch  some  years  past,  these  may  Certify 
of  his  regular  &  Christian  Walk  among  Us  so  far  as  we  know.  And 
Whereas  he  has  by  a  Certificate  from  Us  apply 'd  to  the  Ana-Baptist  Chh 
of  Christ  in  Richmond  &  receiv'd  Baptism  there  according  to  his  Mind  & 
has  manifested  his  desire  to  Us  of  being  Dismiss'd  to  S*^  Chh.  these  may 
Certify  also  that  upon  his  being  admitted  into  that  Chh.  we  shall  Consider 
him  dismiss'd  from  Us,  &  no  longer  under  our  particular  Watch  &  Care. 
Wishing  him  the  Divine  Presence  &  Blessing  &  that  Grace  Mercy  Peace 
Love  &  Charity  may  be  multiplied  to  you  the  Chh  of  Christ  in  Richmond 
We  Subscribe  Your  Brethren  in  our  Common  Lord. 

Samuel  Whiting 

To  the  Chh  in  Richmond.  Pastor  in  the  Name 

&  by  the  Vote  of  the  Chh 

2.  Upon  the  Request  of  Sister  Naomi  Kingsley  Voted  that  She  have  a 
Letter  of  Dismission  &  Recommendation  to  the  Christian  People  where 
she  lives. 

3.  Upon  the  request  of  Sister  Vashti  Trott  Voted  that  she  have  a  Let- 
ter of  Dismission  &  Recommendation  to  the  Chh  of  Clu'ist  in  Walpole. 

Nov.  26.  Chh  Tarried  after  public  Exercise  &  made  Choice  of  Peter 
Evans  Jun""  to  be  one  of  their  Committee,  Daniel  Edson  having  Left  Us  & 
Joined  a  Baptist  Chh.  also  read  to  them  a  Complaint  against  the  Pastor 
for  Maladministration  by  Nath^  Davis. 

1787 

Nov.  11.  Communicated  to  the  Chh  a  letter  missive  from  the  Chh  of 
Christ  in  Reading  Voted  to  Send  to  Assist  in  the  Ordination  of  M""  Sar- 
geants  there  &  made  Choice  of  Dea"  Jacob  Peas  &  Peter  Evans  Jun''  as 
Delegates  with  the  Pastor  for  that  j^urpose. 

1788.  Nov.  2  Communicated  to  the  Chh  a  Letter  Missive  from  the 
Chh  &  People  in  Thomlinson,  &  agreable  to  their  desire  Voted  to  Assist  in 


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the  Ordination  of  M''  Hall,  &  made  Choice  of  Deac"  Peter  Evans   as  a 
Delegate  with  the  Pastor  for  that  Purpose. 

Nov.  23.  Voted  to  dismiss  &  Recommend  Brother  George  Wood  &  his 
Wife  to  Fitzburg  Chh. 

1789.  June  6.  Communicated  to  the  Chh  a  letter  Missive  from  the 
Christian  Catholic  Society  in  Windsor.  &  agreable  to  there  request  Voted 
to  Send  a  Delegate  to  assist  in  Council  at  the  Ordination  of  ]VP  Shuttles- 
VForth  &  made  Choice  of  Jehiel  Webb  J^scf  as  a  delegate  to  go  vs^ith  the 
Pastor. 

1790 

Nov.  21.  Ebenezer  Clark  made  public  Confession  of  the  Sin  of  Intem- 
perance 

1791  June  26.  read  a  letter  from  Woodstock  Clxh  desiring  assistance 
by  Pastor  &  Delegates  to  Sit  in  Council  to  hear  their  DiflSculties  &  re- 
sult [?]  thereon,  the  Chh  Voted  to  Comply  vpith  their  request  &  Chose 
Deac"  Elias  Olcott  &  Asher  Evans  Delegates,  but  upon  their  not  being 
able  to  attend,  made  Choice  of  Ebenezer  Fuller  &  David  Stanley  for  Dele- 
gates 

1793 

July  7.  Chh  Tarried  after  Publick  Worship  &  made  Choice  of  M"" 
Philijj  Davis  as  Chorister  (with  M""  Stanley  before  Chosen)   to  the  Chh. 

1794  Sept.  21.  Chh  Tarried  &  appointed  a  Church  Meeting  next 
thursday  2  oclock  afternoon  to  Advise  &  Consult  with  M"^  Whituig  as  to 
the  propriety  &  Expediency  of  his  Asking  a  Dismission.  Met  according 
to  appointment,  but  pass'd  no  Vote  after  Some  Conference  upon  the  Diffi- 
cult &  unhappy  vSituation  of  the  Town.  It  was  generally  thot  best  to 
make  some  further  Trial,  to  see  if  unhappy  prejudice  might  not  more  wear 
away,  &  a  Spirit  of  Religion,  of  Charity  &  for  Supporting  Gospel  Order  & 
Worship,  more  take  place 

1795 

Octob'"  25.  Chh  tarried  &  read  to  them  a  Letter  from  the  Chh  &  Con- 
gregation in  Wardsborough  requesting  to  attend  Ordination  there  Nov.  4*'^ 
Chh  Voted  to  Send  &  Chose  Jehiel  Webb,  &  Ebenezer  F'uller  Delegates 

1798. 

March  5  1798  the  Chh  met,  being  notified  by  a  letter  sent  to  each 
Member  by  the  Pastor,  being  met  at  M'  Whitings  house,  &  the  Meeting 
being  open'd,  the  Pastor  introduced  the  Conference  &  business,  by  reading 
the  following  Statement  of  facts  &  proposals  for  Consideration. 

Brethren. 

I  have  Called  you  together  without  any  j^articular  request  having  been 
made  therefor.  And  it  may  be  expected  that  I  open  the  Meeting,  by  Sug- 
gesting Some  Reasons,  &  making  some  Statement  of  the  Situation  of  the 
Chh.  &  the  State  of  Religion  among  us,  &  the  matters,  wliich  may  be 
jDroper  for  the  Chh  to  attend  to. 

The  Chh  in  this  Town  was  gathered  &  Organized  on  the  Day  of  my 
Ordination  October  27  1773.  It  was  Composed  of  the  Pastor  Elect  & 
eleven  other  Male  Members,  who  had  made  a  Christian  Profession  &  had 
belonged  to  other  Chhs,  &  most  of  them  had  letters  of  Recommendation  ; 
two  of  these  eleven  were  residents  of  Chester,  the  others  were  of  Rocking- 


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ham.  Publick  Worship  &  Ordinances  were  divided  between  Eockingham 
&  Chester  for  five  years,  at  the  Close  of  these  five  years,  there  was  some 
small  additions  to  the  Chh  in  Rockingham  &  Chester  ;  And  as  they  had  never 
practiced  much  in  attending  at  each  others  Communions  they  Considerd 
themselves  as  Separate  &  Distinct  Churches. 

The  Chh  in  Rockingham  however  soon  called  upon  Chester  members  & 
they  by  sending  us  a  Copy  of  their  Covenant  &  proceedings  gave  us  full 
satisfaction  that  they  were  duly  Organized  &  regularly  separated  from  us 
as  a  distinct  Chh.  during  the  first  five  years  two  of  the  first  nme  who  sub- 
scribed the  Covenant  were  removed  by  Death.  Since  the  first  gathermg 
of  the  Chh,  about  70  have  been  received,  some  of  whom  have  been  removd 
by  Death,  others  have  removed  from  us  to  other  places  Some  have  so 
left  us  in  principle  as  to  have  left  our  Communion,  &  there  remains  now 
about  50,  little  more  than  12  are  Males,  a  Considerable  part  of  the  male 
members  are  aged,  &  the  active  part  of  the  Chh  are  about  as  small  as  when 
I  was  ordained. 

It  pleased  Providence  to  remove  from  the  Chh  some  years  past  &  soon 
after  each  other  three  Deacons  who  as  it  were  began  with  us,  &  were  great 
supporters  &  helpers  to  further  Religion  among  us. 

The  unhappy  disputes  in  Politics  which  at  several  times  have  run  so  high 
among  us,  have  evidently  been  unfavourable  to  the  flourishing  of  Religion, 
the  Disputes  &  di\isions  in  respect  to  Religious  principles  which  have  had 
a  great  run  among  us,  tho'  they  may  not  have  lessened  the  Quantity  of 
Religion,  have  been  unfavoiu-able  to  the  Communion  &  Numbers  of  the 
Chh.  The  increase  of  Wealth  in  this  Town  &  the  Introduction  of  Luxu- 
ries, the  Changes  m  Civil  Government,  the  endeavours  &  attempts  which 
have  been  made  for  Obtaining  some  Publick  funds  for  providing  a  decent 
house  &  supporting  Publick  Worship  therein,  &  the  disappointments  which 
attended  these  attempts,  &  the  common  Disputes  which  have  arisen  in  Civil 
matters,  all  have  evidently  appeared  unfavourable  to  the  flourishing  state 
of  outward  Religion  among  us.  the  mention  of  these  general  things  read- 
ily reminds  us  of  the  great  Share  of  Calamity's  which  we  have  suifered  & 
been  carried  thro'.  Our  present  weakness,  &  the  frowns  of  Heaven  which 
are  upon  us  need  not  be  dissembled  &  every  private  View  may  well  be 
swallow'd  up  in  a  regard  for  Religion  &  Community.  At  the  present  pop- 
ulous State  of  the  Town,  &  its  great  increase  in  Wealth  no  decent  provision 
can  be  made  for  jiublick  Worship  after  repeated  trials ;  Without  any  addi- 
tion to  the  Minister's  Salary  under  all  the  depreciation  that  attends  it  It 
has  become  more  &  more  burdensome  no  decent  provisions  are  made  for 
the  Administration  of  Ordinances  but  not  to  enlarge  upon  the  peculiar  Cir- 
cumstances of  the  Town  as  might  easily  be  done,  the  Pastor  wishes  to  be 
encouraged  &  strengthened,  if  it  can  be  done  consistent  with  truth  &  hon- 
esty, otherways  not. 

The  above  Statement  of  the  Pastor  was  not  objected  to  or  disputed  by 
the  brethren,  it  being  requested  by  the  Brethren  to  hear  what  the  Pastor 
offerr'd  to  the  People  last  October,  when  he  left  off  Preaching  the  substance 
of  it  was  read  to  them  &  is  as  follows  — 

I  would  mention  to  the  Congregation  that  it  is  twenty  four  years  since 
my  being  a  Minister  here  the  27'*^  of  October  next,  next  Sabbath  on  which 
I  expect  to  exchange  will  be  the  last  Sabbath  of  the  year  &  whereas  my 
health  is  such  that  I  cant  preach  in  this  meeting  house  during  the  Winter 
season,  And  as  a  very  Considerable  part  of  those  who  attend  upon  publick 
Worsliip  are  Women  &  Children  &  such  as  live  at  a  distance  &  cant  con- 


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veniently  attend,  I  think  it  my  Duty  to  relinquish  my  Salary  &  desist  from 
all  ministerial  Services  during  the  Winter  season  I  expect  you  will  be 
Supply'd  next  Sabbath  with  preaching,  and  I  would  further  add  that  I  do 
not  leave  off  preaching  on  account  of  any  disinclination  to  the  business  or 
disaffection  to  the  People,  but  on  account  of  the  peculiar  Situation  &  Cir- 
cumstances of  the  Town. 

after  some  Conference  upon  the  above, — no  Votes  were  past,  but  the 
Chh  meeting  was  adjourned  to  the  Meeting  House  on  the  first  Monday  in 
April  at  One  O  Clock  in  the  Afternoon. 

Met  according  to  adjournment  when  it  was  concluded  that  M""  Wliiting 
make  his  proposals  of  beginning  preaching  again  to  the  people  in  Town 
Meeting  &  thus  begin  &  his  Salary  be  paid  by  those  who  have  not  Certificated, 
in  proportion  to  their  doing  their  part  towards  Supplying  the  Pulpit  the 
whole  time. 

March.     1809 

the  Chh  met  at  the  house  of  the  Rev*^  M"^  Whiting  agreable  to  appoint- 
ment, when  the  Pastor  made  request  that  he  might  be  dismissed  from  his 
Ministerial  Laboui's  &  after  Conversing  on  the  Subject  the  Chh  Voted  to 
comply  with  the  Pastor's  Request  that  a  Dissolution  of  the  Pastoral  Rela- 
tion between  pastor  &  Chh  should  take  place  &  Chose  brother  Jehiel  Webb 
&  brother  John  Ellis  a  Committee  to  unite  with  the  Committee  of  the  Town 
to  invite  an  ecclesiastical  Council  to  advise  &  assist  in  this  imjjortant  trans- 
action. 2''^'^  Voted  to  send  to  the  Chhs  in  Walpole,  Grafton  and  Spring- 
field as  a  Council. 

Letters  Missive  were  accordingly  sent  to  those  Chhs,  who  all  of  them 
met  at  the  house  of  William  Hall  in  Rockingham  on  the  18'^  of  May  1809 
&  having  formed  into  Ecclesiastical  Council,  they  united  in  the  following 
result  Viz. 

\_End  of  Rev.  Mr.   Whiting^s  records  of  meetings.'\ 


Rockingham  A.D.  1818. 

Be  it  remembered,  that  Elijah  Wollage  on  the  first  Saturday  of  July 
A.D.  1818,  came  first  to  this  town,  at  the  request  of  Judge  Knight,  one  of 
the  Com',  for  hiring  preaching  to  supply  the  pulpit  in  the  north  meeting 
house  in  s'^  Rockingham  .  .  .  That  the  said  Wollage  contracted  for  four 
months,  that,  on  the  expiration  of  that  term,  the  Society  gave  him  a 
call  to  preach  with  them  four  years,  beginning  the  first  of  July  af'd.  that 
he  accept^  the  call  on  a  salary  of  $425.00  per  annum,  that  as  the  church 
of  the  Rev'^  Mr.  Whiting  was  no  longer  to  be  found ;  but  most  of  the  mem- 
bers either  dead  or  removed  away  or  had  joined  to  some  other  denomination 
it  was  thought  expedient  to  look  up  what  few  there  might  be  found  and  in 
some  way  organize  for  the  enjoyment  of  Gospel  privileges. 

It  was,  therefore,  thought  advisable  to  invite  some  of  the  neighboring 
ministers  of  the  Congregational  order  to  come  and  assist  in  reestablishing  a 
church  in  this  i^lace.  Accordingly,  on  Thursday,  the  fifth  day  of  Novem- 
ber A.D.  1818,  the  Rev.  Sylvester  Sage  of  Westminister,  East  Parish, 
the  Rev'^  Mr.  Field,  of  Westminster,  West  Parish,  the  Rev.  M""  Smiley  of 
Springfield  and  the  Rev.  M''  Goodale  of  Grafton,  convened  at  the  dwelling 
house  of  the  Rev*^*  Elijah  Wollage,  in  said  Rockingham,  and,  after  due 
examination  of  M""  Whiting's  records  and  that  no  visible  church  of  Christ 
could  possibly  be  found :  they  submitted  to  the  few,  who  had  been  profes- 


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sors  in  the  old  chnrch,  nndei'  M"^  Whiting,  and  some  others,  who  had  been 
members  of  other  churches,  the  following  confession  of  faith  and  covenant, 
viz, — 

We  believe  &c  &c 
You  and  each  of  you  believe  there  is  only  one  living  and  true  GOD. 
that  there  is  One  Mediator  between  God  and  man,  even  Jesus  Christ,  and 
there  is  no  salvation  in  any  other :  that  the  Holy  Ghost  proceedeth  from 
the  Father  and  the  Son  and  is  the  Renewer,  Sanctifier,  Comforter  and  per- 
f ecter  of  his  Saints ;  and  that  these  three,  Father,  Son  and  Holy  Ghost,  are 
the  one  GOD. 

We  believe  &c 
You  and  each  of  you  believe  that  the  Scriptures  of  the  Old  and  New 
Testaments  are  the  word  of  GOD,  and  the  only  sure  guide  to  direct  the 
tempers,  desires  and  dependance  of  the  soul  and  the  actions  of  life :  that 
sin  is  a  most  deadly  evil  and  unrepented  of,  will  issue  in  endless  death,  its 
just  wages :  while  true  holiness  is  exceeding  lovely  in  itself  and  will  jiro- 
duce  unspeakable  happiness  to  its  possessors,  and  end  in  eternal  life  and 
blessedness  in  the  kingdom  of  glory. 

Thus  \  y  profess  and  believe. 

1  you  j  ^ 

Covenant. 

We  do  now  covenant  — 

You  and  each  of  you  do  now  endeavor,  in  the  sincerity  of  our  (your)  hearts, 
to  take  the  Lord  Jehovah,  Father,  Son  and  Holy  Ghost,  whose  being  and 
perfections  we  (you)  have  professed  to  believe,  to  be  our  (your)  GOD,  and 
engage  to  be  his  willing  subjects  forever.  We  (you)  take  the  holy  scrip- 
tures for  the  only  rule  of  our  (your)  life  and  accordingly  covenant  to  live 
agreeably  to  them,  a  life  of  repentance,  faith  and  new  obedience ;  and  to 
renounce  every  evil  &  false  way.  We  give  (you  give)  up  ourselves  (your- 
self) to  Christ  in  this  his  church  and  engage  to  attend  on  all  the  ordinances 
of  GOD's  house  and  the  Gospel  discipline  here  administered,  so  long  as  it 
shall  please  God  to  continue  us  (you)  here  among  us. 

Thus  we  (you)  and  each  of  you  promise  and  engage,  depending  on  divine 
grace  to  enable  us  (you)  rightly  to  perform  these  our  (your)  Covenant 
Vows. 

The  foregoing  Confession  of  faith  and  Covenant,  having  been  read  by 
the  Rev.  M""  Sage  in  the  presence  of  the  other  ministers  and  many  wit- 
nesses, they  were  both  unanimously  adopted  and  subscribed  to,  by  Samuel 
Ober,  Hezekiah  Rice,  John  Stoel,  William  Sterns,  and  Nathan^  Clark,  and 
also  by  Lydia  Sterns  and  Elizabeth  Rice. 

After  the  foregoing  had  been  subscribed  to,  they  were  again  read  by  the 
Rev.  M''  Sage,  to  the  subscribing  members,  in  the  Second  person.  You  and 
each  of  you  &c  &c  &c  and  the  subscribers  having  made  choice  of  the  Rev. 
Elijah  Wollage  for  their  Moderator,  were  then  declared  to  be  the  Congre- 
gational Church  of  Christ  in  Rockingham. 

Attest .  Elijah  Wollage,  Moderator 

of  said  Church. 

The  church,  for  the  first  time,  celebrated  the  Lord's  Supper,  Lord's  day, 
June  the  6"'  1819,  at  which  time,  we  received  an  accession  of  twenty  eight. 

Second  Communion  July  18,  1819.  Six  members  were  this  day  added  to 
the  church. 

Third  communion.  Lord's  day     Sept.  12,  1819  —  Three  were  added. 

October  31^'  1819  —  fourth  communion  and  two  were  added. 


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Nov  11.  1819     The  church,  being  duly  requested,  met  and  proceeded  to 
business. 

First,  unanimously  voted  that  they  are  satisfied  with  all  former  proceed- 
ings, both  of  their  Pastor  and  the  church  as  a  body. 

Secondly.  Chose  brother  Henry  C.  Day  their  Clerk,  whose  duty  shall  be 
to  warn  a  meeting  of  said  church,  or  request  the  Pastor  so  to  do,  at  any 
time,  when  two  or  more  of  the  brethren  shall  make  application  for  the 
same  to  him  in  writing :  and  who  shall  in  the  absence  of  the  Pastor 
certify  otificially,  when  necessary,  any  doings  or  votes  of  the  church,  or 
when  the  Pastor  is  a  party  in  any  church  difficulty  or  church  labor 
with  him.  And  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  keep  a  fair  record  of  all  busi- 
ness and  proceedings  of  the  church,  excepting  admission  and  baptisms, 
and  them  at  his  own  election. 

Thirdly.  Chose  three  brethren,  to  wit,  Samuel  Gowing,  Moses  Hill  and 
David  Pulsipher  Jimior,  an  informing  Committee,  whose  duty  be  either 
jointly  or  severally,  to  give  notice  to  the  Pastor  or  the  Clerk  of  all 
public  and  open  breaches  and  violations  of  Christian  duty,  covenant 
obligations  and  regulations  of  this  church,  which  may  come  within  their 
knowledge  or  the  knowledge  of  either  of  them. 

Fourthly.  That  all  j^rivate  labor,  for  private  offences  shall  be  according 
to  the  eighteenth  chapter  of  St.  Matthew's  Gospel. 

Fifthly.  That  there  shall  in  future  be  four  stated  communions  in  this 
church  in  each  year :  the  first  to  be  on  the  first  Sabbath  in  the  month 
of  May,  the  second,  on  the  first  Sabbath  in  July,  the  third,  on  the  first 
Sabbath  in  September  and  the  fourth  on  the  last  Sabbath  in  October, 
or  at  the  discretion  of  the  Pastor,  if  he  shall  think  it  will  better  acom- 
modate  the  church,  on  any  other  Lord's  day  in  said  month. 

Sixthly.  That  no  candidate  shall  be  admitted  into  the  church  without  giving 
satisfactory  evidence  of  a  change  of  heart.  This  evidence  to  be  given 
to  the  Pastor,  who,  for  the  present,  is  appointed  by  the  church  as  their 
committee  for  such  examination. 

Seventhly.  Tliat  every  candidate  shall  stand  propounded,  two  full  weeks, 
before  admission,  that  any  brother  or  sister  may  have  an  opportunity 
to  examine  such  candidate  relative  to  their  hope  and  every  qualifica- 
tion, the  Gospel  makes  requisite  for  church  membership. 

Eighthly.  That  no  candidate  shall  be  required  to  make  any  public  con- 
fession for  any  former  sins,  crimes  or  misdemeanors,  when  his  or  her 
repentance  and  reformation  shall  evidence  a  new  heart  and  life :  and 
such,  as  in  the  charity  of  the  church,  God  accepts. 

Ninth.  Tliat  all  after  offences  shall  be  confessed,  if  brouglit  before  the 
church  or  becomes  a  matter  of  public  notoriety,  before  the  whole  con- 
gregation. 

Tenth.  The  ordinance  of  baptism  shall  be  administered  to  the  children  of 
none,  but  such  as  are  in  full  communion  in  this  or  some  Sister  church. 

Eleventh.  That  no  person  shall  be  received  as  a  witness  who  is  out  of 
the  church,  against  any  member,  unless  in  the  judgment  of  the  church, 
such  person  is  of  strict  integrity  and  truth. 

Twelfth.  That  no  member  of  any  Sister  Congregational  church,  residing 
in  this  town,  shall  have  any  Church  privileges,  after  one  year's  resi- 
dence, except  such  member  unite  with  this  Church  in  covenant  relation. 
This  article,  however,  is  not  to  debar  any  one  who  may  belong  to  any 
sister  church  in  any  of  the  towns  next  joining  to  this  town,  who  are 
still  under  the  watch  and  care  of  their  own  respective  churches. 


21 

Thirteenth.  That  the  church  in  future  will  hold  a  prayer  meeting  on  the 

first  Monday  in  every  mouth  to  unite  with  the  general   concert   ol 

prayer,  now  established  in  all  the  churches. 
Fourteenth.  That   the   church   will   be  preparing  their  minds   for   the 

choice  of  two  brethren  to  fill  the  ofifice  of  deacon,  before  another  stated 

communion. 
The  foregoing  articles  were  unanimously  voted  and  adopted  as  the  rules 
and  regulations  of  this  church. 

Elijah  Wollage  Pastor 

and  Moderator 


"Whereas,  it  is  very  desirable,  by  every  well  wisher  to  every  religious 
mstitution,  that  every  necessary  and  decent  provision  for  the  accommodation 
and  utility  of  its  members,  should  be  made  ;  and  whereas  we,  the  subscribers, 
understand  that  the  Sacramental  Table,  in  the  congregational  Meeting  house, 
in  this  Town  is  now  and  ever  has  been  wholly  unfurnished  with  suitabh 
vessels  for  the  decently  and  conveniently  celebrating  the  Gospel  Institution 
of  the  Lord's  Supper ;  Therefore,  we  the  undersigned,  severally  engage  to 
pay  to  Mr.  Royal  Earl,  the  sum  annexed  to  our  respective  names  for  the 
sole  purpose  of  purchasing  all  necessary  furniture  for  said  Table.  The  said 
furniture,  purchased  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  the  sole  property  of  the  congre- 
gational church  for  their  public  use  and  benefit  forever. 

Mockingham  22"^^  March,  1819 — 


Samuel  Ober  $2.50 

John  Stoel  1.00 

Nathan'  Clark  1.00 

Alexan'^'^  Campbell  1.00 

Royal  Earl  1.00 

Ovid  Lovell  1.00 

Samuel  Gowing  1.00 

Elntheria  Felt  1.00 
Samuel  W.  Goodridge   1.00 

Eli  Evans  1,00 

Eli  Evans  Jr  1.00 

Moses  Hill  1,00 

Nathan  Weston  1.00 

Joseph  Muzzy  1,00 
Alexan''''  S,  Campbell      .76 

William  Stearns  .75 

Peter  Nourse  .72 

Josiah  Drury  .50 

Daniel  Nourse  .50 

Luther  Webb  .50 

John  L.  Richards  .50 


$19.73 


Sam'  Nourse  .50 

Hezek'^  Rice  .50 

Calvin  Webb  .50 

R.  Wadsworth  .50 

Eber  Stearns  .50 

Eben"^  Lock  .50 

Asa  Black  .50 

J.  Whiting  .50 

Warren  Felt  .50 

Xeno°  Earl  .50 

J.  IL  Campbell  .50 

D.  Pulsipher  .50 

D.  Pulsipher  Jr  .50 

Asa  Stoel  .50 

Isaac  Shepherd  .25 

Abr-"  Easterbrooks  .25 

Mary  Earl  .25 

Asa  Lock  .25 

Eleaz-^  Kendall  .25 

Oren  Lock  .25 

John  Wiley  2°'^  .50 

W°>  Rollins  .20 

Math,  Miller  26 

19.73  

9.01  $9.01 


Brought  forward 


.74 


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In  addition  to  the  foregoing,  the  Female  Society  advanced  three  Dollars 
and  purchased  the  Baptismal  Bason.  Mrs.  Eunice  Richards  gave  the  Table 
cloth  and  two  small  Napkins,  or  towels.  The  whole  furniture,  in  addition 
to  foregoing,  consists  of  two  large  Tankard  Pots,  four  Cups,  two  with 
handles,  and  two  small  Platters. 

Directions  for  cleansing  the  foregoing  vessels. 

Take  a  piece  of  fine  woolen  (;loth  ;  upon  this  put  as  much  sweet  oil  as 
will  prevent  its  rubbing  dry  ;  with  these  rub  them  well  on  every  part ;  then 
wipe  them  smartly  with  a  soft  dry  linen  rag,  until  they  are  quite  clean,  and 
rub  them  off  with  soft  wash-leather  and  whiting.  N.B.  If  convenient,  wash 
them  in  boiling  water  and  soap,  just  before  they  are  rubbed  with  wush- 
leather  and  whiting.  This  would  take  off  the  oil  more  effectually  and  make 
the  engraving  look  brighter. 

Capt.  Thomas  Gould,  procured  the  subscriptions,  collected  and  paid  over 
the  same  to  Mr.  Royal  Earl. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Church  of  Christ,  according  to  special  warning,  on 
the  third  day  of  Ap'  AD.  1820,  Brother  Samuel  Ober  was  unanimously 
chosen  to  the  office  of  first  Deacon ;  and  Brother  John  Stoel  was  also  unan- 
imously chosen  to  the  office  of  second  Deacon  ;  and  both  accepted.  The 
church  also  voted,  at  the  request  of  Sister  Urania  B.  Stoughton,  who  was 
Urania  B.  Richards  to  recommend  her  to  the  Church  of  Christ  in  Gill,  in 
Massachusetts,  and  directed  their  Pastor  to  make  out  such  a  Letter  accord- 
ingly. The  church  then  formed  itself  into  the  concert  of  prayer ;  and  the 
meeting  then  closed.  Elijah  Wollage,  Moder. 

The  above  Letter  I  made  out  April  20^'^  AD.  1820. 

Elijah  Wollage,  Pas. 

June  11"'  1820  — The  church  unanimously  expressed  their  desire  to  become 
a  member  of  the  County  consociation  of  churches  in  this  county.  For  that 
purpose  made  choice  of  Dea.  Samuel  Ober  to  represent  them  with  their 
Pastor  in  said  consociation  in  convention  oil  the  third  Tuesday  of  June 
current.  E.  Wollage,  Moder. 

June  20  AD  1820  —  The  above  request  by  Dea.  Samuel  Ober  and  the 
Pastor  of  the  church  was  laid  before  the  consociation  and  this  church  was 
receiv'd  a  member  and  became  united  to  that  body. 

attest  Elijah  Wollage  Pastor. 

Nov.  11*^  1820  —  The  church  met  according  to  appointment,  it  being  also 
their  annual  meeting,  and  Voted, 

1^^  to  discontinue  for  the  future  their  informing  committee. 

2.  Voted  to  continue  Br.  H.  C.  Day  their  clerk. 

3.  Chose  a  cominittee  of  five  to  enquire  into  certain  reports  respecting  two 
of  the  church.     The  meeting  was  dissolved. 

attest         E.  Wollage,  Moderator. 

February  3*^  1821  —  The  aforesaid  committee  made  report,  that  they 
found  no  serious  difficixlties — or  in  other  words,  much  less  than  they  ex- 
pected and  the  business  was  settled.  E.  Wollage,  Mod"". 

4''''  March  1821.  We  stopped  after  service  and  voted  to  give  Mr 
Epaphras  Ripley  a  letter  as  he  requested. 

I  made  out  the  letter.  Elijah  Wollage,  Mod"", 


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June  3,  1821  — The  Church  made  choice  of  Brother  Samuel  Gowin  to  re- 
preseut  them  m  the  Consociation  on  the  third  Tuesday  in  June  current. 

attest         Elijah  Wollage  Modr^ 

June  1821  —  Present  number  of  the  church  is  48. 

June  19  1821  —  This  church  met  by  their  Pastor  &  delegate  the  Consocia- 
tion at  Wardsborough.  E.  Wollage  Modr*. 

RocHngham  AD.  1818. 

Members  received  into  the  church  in  full  communion  by  Elijah  Wollage. 

Lord's  day,  Nov''  29,  in  her  sick 
room. 


Eluthera  Felt 

She  died  Ap^  5,  1819 

Epaphras  Ripley 
Anna,  his  wife. 

Eunice  Richards,  wife  of  Edward 
Richards. 
.  Eli  Evans,  and  Hannah,*  his  wife. 

Joanna  Stoel,  wife  of  John  Stoel. 

Lone  Felt,  wife  Eliphalet  Felt. 

Josiah  Drury. 

Sally  Stodard,  widow. 

Anna  Muzzy,  wife  of  Joseph  Muzzy. 

Sarah  Evans,  wife  of  Eli  Evans  Jr. 

Moses  Hill  and  Lydia,  his  wife. 

Thomas  Gould  and  Caroline,  his 
wife. 

Henry  C.  Day  and  Hannah,  his 
wife. 

Nabby  Phillips,  widow. 

David  Pulsipher,  Jr. 

Lucy  Pulsipher,  single. 

Philena  Pulsipher,  single. 

Nathan  Weston  and  Hannah,  his 
wife. 

Urana  B.  Richards,  single. 

Sally  Pulsipher,  widow. 

Samuel  Gowing  and  Elizabeth,  his 
wife. 

Annis  Nourse,  wife  of  Philip 
Nourse. 


Consumption, 
removed  By  letter. 

*  dead. 


pi  --I 

1-2 


O 


1—1 


1=1 


Removed  by  joining  the  Baptist. 


S     CD     <p 

<!>  g  !3 


Eunice  Keith*,  wife  of  Grindal  Keith.         June  20"^  1819 


Sarah  Whiting,  widow. 
Marcy  Clark,  wife  of  Nath^  Clark. 
Sarah  B.  Wollage,  single. 
Sojohia  Wollage,  single. 
Nancy  M.  Barron,  single. 
Lucy  Stoel,  wife  of  Asa  Stoel,  by 
letter. 


removed  By  letter, 
removed  By  letter. 


C5 
1—1 
00 
r-( 

CO 


a 


24 


Peter  Nourse  and  Lydia,  his  wife.  '^ 

Abigail  Lake,  wife  of  Henry  Lake 
Jr. 


I— I  as       -kj 


Harriet     Lovell,     wife     of     Ovid 
Lovell. 

Also  Susan  Billings,  widow. 


^         pq 


"S  '"'  00 


ha    <^ 


Eli  Evans,  Jr. 

Lucy     Nourse,     wife     of     David  S  o 

Nourse.  « "^ 


Removed,  June  1«*  1820. 
3  by  death  and  by  letter  one — 4.  leaves  45,  the  present  number. 

E.  WoLLAGE,  Pastor. 

Received  into  full  communion. 
Jane  Shepherd,  wife  of  Major  Shep- 
herd. Sep'  3'^  1820. 

Received  into  full  communion. 
Mr®  Betsey  Emery,  wife  of  Zacheus 
Emery.  Nov.  5'^  1820.     Com.  day. 

Reed  into  full  communion. 
Philip  Nourse  and  Joseph  Muzzy.  May  6*''  1821.     Com.  day. 

June,  1821.     The  present  members  of  the  church  is  48. 

1821.  Receiv*^  into  full  communion. 

M""  Hii-am  Davis. 

John  Lock  Richards.  -p.    -j^ 

Nabby  Richards,  wife  of  John  L.  .  .     ^^ 

Ricbai'ds,  ^  ^Z 

and   Miss    Bridget    Pierce,   single 
woman, 

and  the  widow  Lydia  Boynton,  by  t  i     it  iqoi 

Letter  from  Springfield.  '^'^^^  ^   ^^^^• 

Removed  1  By  joining  to  the  Baptist  and  2  By  letter — leaves  50  the 
present  number,  January,  1822. 

Received  into  full  communion  the  widdo  Huldey  Smith,  December  the  4 
1825. 

December  the  4  1825. 

Thomas  Gould  and  Ely  Evans,  J"^,  was  cut  of  from  this  Curch. 


25 

1836, 

In  October,  1836,  there  were  admitted  to  this  church  by  B'^  Bradford 
Nancy  S.  Lock.     Baptized.  >  ,  f     in 

Abigail  M.  Mason.  ) 

1837  _     ■ 

May.     There  were  admitted  to  this  church  communion  day. 

Zacheriah  Gilson.     1 

Eunice  Gilson.  I  -p.     , 

Abigail  Mason.         j     ^ 

Adeline  Severence.  J 

July  9.     It  being  communion  day.     Sister  Selima  Stearns  was  received 
into  fuU  communion  with  this  church.     By  letter. 
Sept  10.     Communion  day. 
Nov  12.     Communion  Season. 

1838.     At  a  communion  season  Brother  Joel  Brown  was  received  to  the 
commimion  &  fellowship  of  this  chh  by  profession. 

On  the  previs  preparatory  Lecture  day  was  chosen  Moderator 

^          ^    ^  ^  B.White. 

A.  D.  1818. 
Baptisms  by  Elijah  Wollage. 
Gratia  Maria,   daughter   of  Mr.   John   Barre   and  Thankful  his  wife. 
Sept.  le**'  1818. 

1819. 
Ann  Eliza,  daughter  of  Mr.  Henry  Lake  and  Abigail  his  wife.     March 
14'^  1819. 


Epaphras  Ripley,  adult.  ^  ^ 

Sally  Pulsipher,  adult.  o  r|  ^  -ju 

Caroline  Gould,  adult.  i-5      »-2  ^ 


0) 


Lucretia  Sanderson, 
Charles  Merril, 

Loel  Read,  § 

John  Stoel,  ^  p 

children  of  Mr.  Thos.  Gould  ^^ 

and  Caroline  his  wife.  ^ 

Also  Henry,  Olive,  Laura,  Sophia,  ^  s" 

Harriet  and  Warren  Felt,  children  of  o  ^ 

Mr.  Eli  Evans  Jr  and  Sally  his  wife.  ^ 


George  Henry, 
Charles  Weaver, 
Elizabeth  Stowell, 


o  f-i 

13  .Si    'S    °°    P  '— I 


Samuel  Woods,         j  ^ 

and  Laura,  j  Some  time  before, 


26 


Edward  Lucius,  Frederic,  Henry 
and  Norman,  the  cliildren  of  Henry 
C  Day  and  Hannah  his  wife. 

Also  Elvira,  Lewis  and  Dana,  the 
children  of  David  Pulsipher  Jun' 
and  Rebeccah  his  wife. 

Also  Maria,  the  daughter  of  Thos 
Gould  and  Caroline,  his  wife. 

Also  Mary,  the  daughter  of  Susan 
Billings,  widow. 

James,  Sally,  George  Henry,  Nel- 
son, Moses,  Joseph  and  Charles 
Leaverett, 


o 
Q 


,2  ^  00  2  o  <»  S 


Lucy  Nourse,  wife  of  David  Nourse.  Dec^  2  G'^^  1819. 


Baptized   Joanna   Berry,  daughter 
of  John  Berry  and  Thankful,  his  wife. 


Also  Frederick  Solon,  Franklin 
Corey  and  Martha,  the  three  children 
of  Ovid  Lovell  and  Harriet  his  wife. 

I  prefixed  the  name  of  Harriet  to 
Martha,  the  daughter  of  Mr.  Ovid 
Lovell  and  Harriet  his  wife,  named 
above.  Not  by  rebaptism.  That 
might  not  be  proper. 


-►^  o 


;:;-   v^  fl   ^   5 
^  ^    o    bn  ^  ^. 


^^B 


=       o 

bX)  '"    &,<» 


Lord's  day 
Sept.  24,  1820. 


Nov.  5,  1820. 


Baptized 

Betsey  Emery,  wife  of  Mr.  Zacheus 
Emery. 
1821  July  1^*. 

Mr.  Hiram  Davis. 

Mrs.   Nabby   Richards,   wife  John 
Lock    Richards,    and    Miss    Bridget 
Pierce,  single  woman. 
1821,  July  1^*. 

Melinda  Ann,  Simon  Stevens,  and 
Helen   Frances,  the   children  of   Mr. 
Hiram  Davis  and  Melinda  his  wife. 
Baptized 

Elvira,  daughter    of   Henry    Lake 
Junior  and  Abigail  his  wife. 

Baptized  By  Sylvester  Sage  Nov.  6  1821. 
Henry  son  of  Tho®  Goidd  &  Caroline  his  Wife. 

A.  D.  1818. — Marriages. 
Windham  County  SS.  State  of  Vermont. 

Be  it  remembered,  that,  at  Rockingham,  in  said  County,  on  the  tenth  day 


Baptized. 


Baptized. 


Aug*  12,  1821. 


27 

of  August,  A.D.  1818,  Mr.  John  H.  Campbell  and  Miss  Mary  M^Elvain 
both  of  s*^  Rockingham  were  duly  joined  in  wedlock  by  me 

Elijah  Wollage,  Min.  of  Gos. 

Windham  County  SS.  State  of  Vermont. 

Be  it  remembered,  that,  at  Rockingham  in  said  County,  on  the  IS**^  day 
of  Sepf,  A.D.  1818,  Mr.  Elijah  Davis  and  Miss  Nancy  Tyler  both  of  said 
Rockingham,  were  duly  joined  in  wedlock  by  me       Elijah  Wollage, 

Minister  of  the  Gospel. 

Windham  County  SS.  State  of  Vermont. 

Be  it  remembered  that  at  Rockingham  in  said  County,  on  the  3'^  day  of 
December,  A.D.  1818,  Mr.  Jonas  Fish  and  Miss  Betsey  Dagget  both  of 
said  Rockingham,  were  duly  married  by  me,  Elijah  Wollage, 

Min.  of  Gospel. 

1819 
Windham  County  SS.  State  of  Vermont. 

Be  it  remembered,  that,  at  Rockingham  in  said  County,  on  the  3'^  day  of 
March,  1819,  Mr.  Warren  Wheeler  of  Westmoreland  in  the  County  of 
Cheshire  and  State  of  New  Hampshire,  and  Miss  Betsey  Wood  of  Rock- 
ingham af\  were  duly  joined  in  wedlock  by  me,         Elijah  Wollage, 

Minister  of  the  Gospel. 

Windham  County  SS.  State  of  Vermont. 

Be  it  remembered,  that,  at  Rockingham  in  said  County,  on  the  21'  day 
of  June,  A.D.  1819,  Mr.  David  Wiley  of  Landgrove,  in  the  County  of 
Bennington  and  State  aforesaid  and  Mrs.  Submit  Fish  of  Rockingham  af"^ 
were  duly  joined  in  wedlock  by  me,  Elijah  Wollage, 

Min.  of  the  Gospel. 

Windham  County  SS.  State  of  Vermont. 

Be  it  remembered,  that,  at  Rockingham  in  said  County,  on  the  24'^*  day 
of  Sept.,  A.D.  1819,  M''.  Ira  Stoughon  [Stoughton  ?]  of  Gill,  in  the  County 
of  Franklin  and  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  and  Miss  Urania  B. 
Richards  of  Rockingham  in  the  County  of  Windham  af'^  were  duly  joined 
in  wedlock  by  me.  Elijah  Wollage,  Min.  of  Gos^ 

Windham  County  SS.  State  of  Vermont. 

Be  it  remembered,  that,  at  Rockingham  in  said  County,  on  the  28  day 
of  Novem.,  A.D.  1819,  Mr.  Joseph  Whiting  and  Miss  Clarissa  Webb,  both 
of  said  Rockingham,  were  duly  joined  in  wedlock  by  me. 

Elijah  Wollage, 
Min.  of  y®  Gospel. 

Windham  County  SS.  State  of  Vermont. 

Be  it  remembered,  that,  at  Rockingham  in  said  County,  on  the  o"'  day 
of  March,  A.D.  1820,  Mr.  Pearley  Fassett  of  Springfield  in  the  County  of 
Windsor  and  State  af'^  and  Miss  Esther  Gowing  of  Jaffrey  and  State  of 
New  Hampshire  were  duly  joined  in  wedlock  by  me 

Elijah  Wollage,  Min. 

State  of  Vermont. 
Windham    County  SS.     Be  it  remembered  that,  at  Rockingham  in  said 
County  on  the  li^^  day  of  September  1820,  M"".  Leonard  Walker  and  Miss 
Betsey  Read,  both  of  said  Rockingham  were  duly  joined  in  wedlock  by  me 

Elijah  Wollage,  Minister. 


28 

Windham  County  SS.  State  of  Vermont. 

Be  it  remembered,  that  at  Rockingham  in  said  County,  on  the  4"^  day 
of  March  A.D.  1821,  Mr.  (Jliver  Wheelock  of  said  Rockingham  and  Miss 
Susan  Gould  of  Middlebury  in  the  State  afores'^  were  duly  joined  in  wed- 
lock by  me.  Elijah  Wollage,  Min. 

Windham  County  SS.  State  of  Vermont. 

Be  it  remembered,  that,  at  Graf  ton  in  said  County  on  the  10"'  daj^  of 
July  A.D.  1821,  Mr.  Peter  Nourse  and  Mise  Grata  Emory,  both  of  said 
Grafton,  were  duly  joined  in  wedlock  by  me  Elijah  Wollage, 

Minister  of  the  Gospel 
in  Rockingham  in  s*^ 
County. 
lEnd  of  Becords  of  liev.  Elijah  Wollage.^ 


Rockingham,  Jan.  1837. 

About  the  first  of  last  August  a  contract  was  entered  into  by  which  I 
was  to  Preach  in  this  place  three-fourth  of  the  time.  After  having  sup- 
plied them  two  Sabbath  I  removed  to  town,  and  continued  to  labor  accord- 
ingly. Application  was  made  to  the  Vermont  Domestic  Missionary  for 
assistance  about  the  first  of  Sept.  toward  my  support,  which  was  granted. 
The  monthly  concert  and  church  meeting  was  held  on  the  first  Monday  of 
each  month ;  in  Oct.  an  exchange  was  effected  with  B""  Bradford  of  Graf- 
ton and  the  Church  enjoyed  a  season  of  communion  when  two  were  added 
to  their  number. 

On  the  first  Monday  in  December  at  the  regular  Church  meeting  it  was 
agreed  that  we  would  have  an  Ordination  the  first  Wednesday  in  Jan.  fol- 
lowing, and  that  a  committee  of  the  Church  consisting  of  Dea  John  Stoel, 
B""  Asa  Lock  B''  David  Pulcipbir  and  B""  Hiram  Davis  unite  with  the  pas- 
tor Elect  in  calling  an  Eclesiastical  council  to  meet  on  Tuesday  Jan  4  at 
the  house  of  Dea  Stoel  at  6  o'clock  p.m.  Letters  missive  were  sent  to 
the  Churches  in  Springfield  Chester  Grafton  Sextons  River  Westminster 
east  Westminster  West,  and  the  Rev.  Ira  Ingraham  Cor  Sec.  V  M.  D.  M. 
S.     Agreable  to  the  foregoing  The  result  was  as  follows 

At  an  Eclesiastical  council  convened  by  letters  missive  from  the  Congre- 
gational church  in  Rockingham,  at  the  house  of  Dea  Stoel  at  6  o'clock  p.m. 
Jan  3,  1837  were  present 

From  the  church  in  West  I 

Rev  Timothy  Field  acting  Pas 
B''  Atherton  Hall  Delegate 

From  the  Church  in  Chester  Rev  U  C  Burnap  Pas. 
Sextons  River 

Rev  Nelson  Barber  Pastor 
B"^  Isaac  Ober  Delegate 

Springfield 

Rev  H  B  Holmes  Pastor 

B''  George  Johnson  Del. 
Grafton  B^  Daniel  Wright  Del 
The  council  was  organized  by  choosing 


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Rev  Timothy  Field  Moderator     H.  B.  Holmes  Scribe. 
Council  opened  with  jirayer  by  the  moderator     papers  were  presented 
by  the  committee  of  the  church  purporting  to  be  a  call  to  M''.  Samuel 
Mason  to  settle  with  them  in  the  work  of  the  Gospel  ministry — and  his 
answer  to  the  same. 

Credentials   of   church  membership    and    certilicate  of   licensure  were 
presented  by  Mr  Mason. 

Mr  Mason  was  then  examined  relative  to  his  personal  piety  his  doctrinal 
views  and  motives  for  entering  the  ministry. 

Voted — to  sustain  the  examination  and  proceed  to  the  services  of  ordina- 
tion tomorrow  at  11  o  clock. 

The  parts  to  be  pei'formed  as  follows 

Invocation  and  reading  the  Scriptures  B'.  Barber 

Introductory  prayer  B''.  Holmes 

Sermon  and  consecrating  Prayer  B"".  Burnap 

Charge  to  the  pastor  B''.  Field 

Right  hand  of  fellowship  B''.  Barber 

Address  to  the  Church,  and  concluding  prayer  B"".  Holmes 

Benediction  by  the  Pastor 

Voted  to  adjourn  till  tomorrow  at  11  o  clock  at  the  meeting  house. 
Met  and  the  parts  were  performed  accordingly. 

Timothy  Field  Moderator 
H.  B.  Holmes  Scribe 
A  true  record  Samuel  Mason  J>  Pastor 

1837.      At  a  regular  church   meeting  held  on    the   first   Monday  of 
February,  it  was  voted  to  give  Sister  Sarah  Whiting  a  letter  of  Dismission 
from  this  church  to  the  church  of  Christ  at  Sextons  River. 
Such  letter  was  accordingly  given  by  me. 

May  1®*.  At  a  regular  church  meeting  held  at  my  house  B''.  Gilson 
&  wife  presented  their  letter  from  Chester  Church  to  this,  and  Sister 
Adeline  Severence,  her  from  Alstead  and  it  was  voted  they  be  received 
by  us  at  our  next  communion. 

Voted  that  each  member  pay  to  Deacon  Stoel  12^  cents  a  year  com- 
mencing the  1  of  May,  for  furnishing  the  Table. 

It  was  likewise  agreed  that  a  religious  prayer  meeting  should  be  held 
every  Saturday,  to  be  called  the  weekly  prayer  meeting.  Meeting  Dis- 
solved. S.  Mason  )>  Pastor 

May  11  At  the  preparatory  meeting  the  church  voted  to  adopt  the 
Articles  of  faith  and  covenant,  approved  by  the  Black  River  association. 

A  resolution  was  passed,  which  was  according  to  the  request  of  Sister 
Caroline  Gould,  suspending  her  the  privileges  of  the  Church  till  she 
could  satisfy  them  for  disorderly  conduct.  As  may  be  seen  by  a  preamble 
and  Resolution  on  file  among  the  Records. 

Sister  Abigail  Mason  presented  a  letter  from  the  church  in  Cavendish 
and  was  voted  to  be  received  at  our  next  communion.  Meeting  closed 
with  Prayer.  S.  Mason  }  Pastor 

June  5  At  the  monthly  concert  and  church  meeting  B''.  Hiram  Davis 
was  chosen  as  Delegate  to  attend  the  consociation  at  Grafton,  the  S'^'^ 
Tuesday  of  June  present.  Samuel  Mason  }- Pas. 


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Nov  11  At  the  preparatory  lecture.  Voted  to  give  Sister  Elizabeth 
Upham  a  letter  of  recomendation  and  Dismission,  from  this  to  the  church 
in  Sextons  River. 

Which  letter  was  accordingly  given  by  me 

Samuel  Mason  J- Pastor. 

At  the  meeting  above  it  was  agreed  to  comply  with  the  request  of 
Church  of  Chester  to  assist  by  Pastor  and  delegate  in  the  installation  of 
B''.  S.  H.  Hodges  on  Wednesday  the  15  instant,  and  chose  W.  David 
Pulcipher  as  Delegate.  Samuel  Mason  } 

1838  April   1     Monday   at  a  regular   church  meeting  Voted  to  give 
Sister  Adeline  Severance  a  letter  of  Dismission  and  recomendation. 
Which  was  accordingly  done. 

Voted  to  meet  next  Saturday  to  make  some  necessary  arrangements  for 
the  settlement  of  the  difficulty  with  B'".  Davis. 

Saturday  met  and  after  consultation  it  was  agreed  to  submit  the  ques- 
tion :  What  shall  B^'.  Davis  do  to  satisfy  AP.  Divol?  to  B''.  H.  B.  Holmes 
of  Springfield — and  Dea  Daniel  Mason  was  to  be  the  witness  on  the  part 
of  the  church. 

Sabbath  noon  in  May.  It  having  been  ascertained  that  B^  Holmes  could 
not  attend  to  the  business  for  which  he  was  chosen  on  account  of  sickness, 
It  was  agreed  to  submit  the  same  question  to  B''®  Bradford  and  Delegate 
B*"  Hodges  and  Delegate,  B'"  Wellman  and  Delegate,  to  meet  on  the  —  of 
May  instant. 

The  first  Monday  in  June,  4  day.  Chose  David  Pulcipher  and  Dea  Stoel 
to  conduct  the  business  for  the  Church  before  the  council.  B""  Joel  M. 
Brown  gave  a  relation  of  his  religious  exercises  and  was  voted  to  be  re- 
ceived into  the  church. 

Resolved.  That  we  will  forget  and  forgive  what  has  past  of  Difficulty 
in  this  church,  and  not  mention  it  to  one  another  nor  any  body  else  only  so 
as  to  bring  our  members  into  the  measure. 

This  was  passed  with  the  hope  that  all  troubles  might  be  amicably  settled. 
(But  vain  proves  the  hope  of  man)  for  at  the  next  comunion  the  same 
causes  of  Division  were  found  to  exist. 

August  13,  1838. 

At  a  regular  church  meeting,  at  the  meeting  house.  Voted  to  have  a 
mutual  council  to  convene  at  the  house  of  the  pastor,  on  Wednesday  the  22 
day  of  August  instant,  at  10  o'clock  A.  M.  to  disolve  the  pastoral  relation 
between  minister  and  people  in  this  place. 

Chose  Dea  J  Stoel  Com  for  the  church 

Voted  that  Pastor  and  Committee  should  designate  the  council. 

Voted  to  give  Abigail  Mason  and  Abigail  M.  Mason  general  letters  of 
Dismission,  &c.  Saml  Mason  Pastor 

Pursuant  to  letters  missive  from  the  Congregational  church  in  Rock- 
ingham Vt  an  eclesiastical  Council  convened  at  the  house  of  Rev  Samuel 
Mason  Pastor  of  s'^  church  on  Wednesday  the  22"'^  August  1838  consisting 
of  Pastors  and  delegates  from  the  following  churches  viz. 

Grafton  Rev.  Moses  B.  Bradford  Pastor 

Sextons  River  Rev  Nelson  Barbour  Pastor 

Dea  William  C  Sabin  Delegate 

Springfield       Bro  Luke  Brown  Delegate 

Chester  Rev  Silas  H  Hodges  Pastor 

Bro  Benj^  Smith  Delegate 


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Council  organized  by  choosing  Eev  M.  B.  Bradford  Moderator  and  Rev. 
Silas  H  Hodges  Scribe  and  opened  with  prayer  by  the  Moderator. 

The  Pastor  and  a  committee  of  the  church  came  before  the  council  and 
made  their  respective  Statements.  It  appeared  from  them  there  existed 
difficulties  and  Dissensions  in  the  church  which  greatly  impaired  B"""  Mason's 
prospects  of  usefulness,  and  his  ministerial  influence ;  which  diminished  the 
subscription  for  his  salary,  and  would  probably  deprive  him  of  the  aid  of  the 
Dom.  Miss.  Society  thus  rendering  his  support  both  inadequate  and  precarious. 
In  view  of  these  circumstances  the  council  voted  unanimously,  that  the  pas- 
toral relation  between  Rev.  Samuel  Mason  and  the  Cong  Chm'ch  in  Rock- 
ingham ought  to  be  and  is  hereby  Disolved. 

The  council  exculpate  Bro  Mason  entirely  from  any  part  in  the  difficul- 
ties and  Dissensions  mentioned,  which  appear  to  have  existed  before  his 
labors  commenced,  and  they  cheerfully  recommend  him  as  a  faithful  Brother 
in  the  ministry  to  whatever  field  God  in  his  providence  may  lead  him. 

It  is  with  deep  regret  that  the  council  find  themselves  constraind  to 
adopt  their  conclusion :  a  conclusion  which  seems  not  merely  to  deprive 
the  church  of  a  pastor  for  the  time  being,  but  to  put  an  end  to  its  prospect 
of  enjoying  the  ordinances  of  the  Gospel.  And  they  entreat  the  brethren 
of  the  church  as  they  regard  the  welfare  of  the  surrounding  community, 
the  eternal  interests  of  their  neighbors  their  kindred  and  their  families ; 
for  the  sake  of  Zion  and  her  King,  to  put  away  every  root  of  bitterness 
from  among  them,  to  quench  the  flame  of  Discord,  and  to  exhibit  such  an 
united  and  lovely  aspect  that  they  may  hope  to  obtain  and  uphold  another 
Pastor  to  labour  more  successfully  among  them. 

Adjourned  with  prayer  by  the  scribe.         Moses  B  Bradford,  Mod. 

Silas  H  Hodges  scribe 

A  true  copy  of  the  original  minutes. 

Silas  H  Hodges,  Scribe. 

Copied  into  this  book  and  left  as  the  closing  pastoral  record,  by 
Samuel  Mason  y  Dismissed. 

Nov.  1,  1838. 

1839.  August  31.  At  a  preparatory  Lecture  and  duly  notified  chh 
meeting  came  Melinda  Davis  a  member  of  this  clih,  &  gave  the  chh  to  un- 
derstand, that  Caroline  Gould,  also  a  member  of  this  chh,  on  the  28*^''  day 
of  June  last  past,  &  at  sundry  times  since  has  been  guilty  of  an  intemperate 
use  of  strong  drink  or  drinks,  to  the  dishonour  of  religion,  and  her  Chris- 
tian profession :  And  the  said  Melinda  further  says,  she  has  taken  the 
regular  steps  of  the  gospel,  in  order  to  convince  &  reclaim  the  said 
Caroline  Gould ;  but  she  has  refused  to  hearken ;  &  as  in  duty  bound,  she 
now  tells  it  to  the  chh,  that  her  sister  may  be  proceeded  with  according  to 
the  rules  of  the  gospel.  Melinda  Davis 

Broughton  White  Moderator 

At  the  same  chh  meeting,  the  chh  appointed  Wednesday  1 1  ^^  day  of 
September  next,  at  2  o'clock  p.  :m.  for  the  time,  when  they  will  hear  the 
said  Caroline  Gould,  in  the  matter  of  charge  preferred  against  her,  &  also 
requested  the  Moderator  to  give  her  notice. 

Bkoughton  White  Moderator 

Sept.  11.  1839  Agreeably  to  appointment,  the  chh  met  at  the  house 
of  the  Late  Deacon  John  Stoel ;  but  as  Sister  Gould,  as  well  as  several  of 
the  brethren,  were  not  present,  the  chh  voted  to  adjourn  the  meeting  to 
two  weeks  from  this  day,  at  2  o'clock  p  m.  at  this  place.  Sept  25. 

Broughton  White  Moder. 


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Sept.  15.  Chh  stopped  after  divine  service,  &  chose  B""  David  Pulsi- 
pher delegate  to  the  Windham  Consociation  to  meet  at  Townsend  the 
present  week.  B.  White  Moderator 

September  25,  1839.  The  Chh  met  agreeably  to  their  adjournment 
from  the  11*^  instant,  when  the  members  present,  by  a  unanimous  vote 
excluded  Mrs  Caroline,  the  wife  of  Thomas  Gould  Esq,  from  their  com- 
munion &  fellowship.  They  also  chose  Br.  joel  Brown  delegate  to  the 
council  to  be  convened  at  Saxton's  River  Vilage,  to  dismiss  Rev  Nelson 
Barber  tomorrow.  B  White  Moderator. 

Nov.  3,  1839 

(End  of  Becords  of  Bev.  Samuel  Mason  and  Bev.  Broiighton  White.) 


Catalogue    of    Such   as    were   received    into    the    Chh    first 
gather'd  October  27.  1773 

Samuel  Whiting  Peter  Evans  &  Wife  Nathaniel  Davis,  David  Pulfipher 
&  Wife,  Elias  Olcott  &.  wife.  Will"'  Simouds  &  wife  Peter  Evans  Jun''.  & 
Wife   Ebenezer  Fuller  &  Wife,  Aflier  Evans  &  Wife — Samuel  Larrabee 

&  Wife. 

1774 
Jon*^^  Burr  &  Wife,  Naomi  Kingfley,  Jofeph   Wood,  Mary   Whiting 
recommended  from  Warwick — Elenor  Prefton 

1775  &  1776 
Agnis  Whitney,  Ebenezer  &  Rachel  Albee 

1777 
Thomas  &  Sarah  Dutton — by  recommendation.  John  &  Martha  Lovell, 
Jehiel  &  Mary  Webb. 

1778 
Bethiah  Dutton — 

1779 
Eli  &  Hannah  Evans,  Jacob  &  Mary  Peas  by  recomendation 

1780 
Reuben  &  Eunice  Jones,  Timothy  &  Rebecca  Walker — 

1781 
John  Ellis  Lecta  Evans  Phebe  Stoell,  Mercy  Knights,  Elifabeth  Fuller 
— Daniel  E^dfon  &  Wife  recomended 

1782 
Sarah  Cooper — Will™  Harris  Vafhti  Evans 

1783 
Prifcilla  Pulfipher  Rhoda  Fuller,  Sarah  Roundy  recommended,  Jonas 
Hafeltine 

1784 
George  &  Sarah  Wood  Frederic  &  Louifa  Read 

1785 
Rufsel  Knight  recommended — John  Lane  recommended,  Ebenezer  Clark 
— Mary  Kendall 

1786 
Hannah  Benton  recommended — David  Stanley,  &   M*^  Berry  recom- 
mended 

1789 
Mrs  Stearns,  M'-*  Pulfipher— M'"^  Walker 


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1790-1792-1793 
M"^^  Ellis.  M''*  Taylor  Olive  Edson— ,  Jacob  Benton  &  Sam^  Emery  & 
Wife  &  Sami  Qber  &  Wife  &  Philip  Davis  &  Wife  &  W  Wood,  all  by 
recommendation 

Those  that  were  Receiv'd  into  the  Chh  from  1784. — 

July  25.  Read  the  Confession  of  George  &  Sarah  AVood  &  propounded 
them  to  the  Chh  for  full  Communion. 

August  15      Received  George  &  Sarah  Wood  into  the  Church. 

Octob.  31  Read  the  Confession  of  Frederick  &  Lovisa  Read  and  pro- 
pounded them  to  the  Chh  for  full  Communion. 

1785.     March  27.     Receiv'd  Frederick  &  Lovisa  Reed  into  the  Chh 

April  24  Russel  Knight  preferring  a  letter  of  Dismission  &  Recom- 
mendation from  the  Chh  in  Lancaster  was  receiv'd  into  the  Chh  in  full 
Communion. 

June  19.  John  Lane  preferring  a  Dismission  &  Recommendation  from 
the  Chh  of  Christ  in  Bedford,  was  received  into  the  Chh  in  Rockingham  in 
full  Communion. 

Decem.  25.  Ebenezer  Clark  was  propounded  to  be  receiv'd  into  Com- 
munion 

178(3.     January.  22.     Receiv'd  Ebenezer  Clark  into  the  Church. 

May  3.     Propounded  Mary  Wife  of  Eleazar  Kendall. 

June.  11.     Receiv'd  Mary  Kendall  into  the  Church. 

Sept.  10  Receiv'd  Hannah  Benton  into  the  Chh,  being  recommended  & 
Dismissed  from  Harwinton  Chh.  Mrs  Benton  upon  a  recommendation 
Received  into  the  Chh  &  David  Stanley  &  Mrs  Berry  were  receiv'd  being 
recommended  bv  Jeffry  Chh. 

17S9.  May  3.  the  Wife  of  Will'"  Stearns  &  the  Wife  of  John  Pulsi- 
pher were  propounded  to  the  Chh  for  full  Communion. 

May  24.  the  Wife  of  Will"'  Stearns  &  the  Wife  of  John  Pulsipher  re- 
ceiv'd into  the  Church  to  full  Communion 

Nov.  22  the  Wife  of  James  Walker  propounded  to  the  Chh  for  full 
Communion 

Decemb.  27.     the  Wife  of  James  Walker  receiv'd  into  the  Church. 

1790 

July  11  Receiv'd  into  the  Chh  Uraua  Wife  of  John  Ellis,  having  been 
before  propounded 

July  25     propounded  Mrs  Taylor  to  the  Chh. 

Augst  22.     Mrs  Taylor  receiv'd  into  the  Chh 

1791 

June  5.     Propounded  Olive  the  wife  of  Isaiah  Edson. 

June  26     receiv'd  into  the  Chh  Olive  wife  of  Isaiah  Edson. 

Sept.  4.  Receiv'd  Jacob  Benton  into  the  Chh  by  Recommendation  from 
Harwinton  Chh  in  Connecticut. 

Sept  18  Receiv'd  into  the  Chh.  Sam^  Emery  &  Wife,  Sam'  Ober  &  Wife, 
&  the  wife  of  Barnabas  Wood,  being  recommended  from  the  Chh  in  Jaffrey. 

1793 

May  5  Receiv'd  into  the  Chh  Philip  Davis  &  Wife  by  Recommenda- 
tion from  Mansfield  Chh. 

Nov.  10.  propounded  James  M^aFee  &  Wife  as  proposing  to  come  for- 
ward to  own  the  Covenant  &  receive  Christian  Priveledges. 

Nov.  17  James  Macafee  &  Wife  own'd  the  Covenant  &  receiv'd  into 
the  Charity  of  the  Chh. 


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1794  Feb^  23 

Feb.  23  Receiv'd  iuto  the  Chh  Julia  Balcb  by  Recommendation  from 
Keene  Church. 

March.  80  Dismiss'd  &  recommended  John  Lane  to  the  Chh  in  Grafton 
where  he  resides. 

June  15  propounded  Lydia  wife  of  Nathan  Procter  to  full  Communion 
having  formerly  own'd  the  Covenant. 

July  27     Receiv'd  Lydia  Procter  into  the  Church. 

Aug**  24  propounded  John  Stoell  &  Wife  to  the  Chh  for  full  Commun- 
ion also  Mary  the  Wife  of  Benjamin  Gowen  to  own  the  Covenant 

Sept.  21  Receiv'd  Mary  Gowin  into  the  Charity  of  the  Chh  for  the  re- 
ceiving Priveledges. 

Sept  28.     Receiv'd  John  &  Joanna  Stoell  into  full  Communion 

1795  May  10  Receiv'd  Daniel  Perry  iuto  the  Chh  having  been  pro- 
pounded for  some  Weeks. 

June  28.  propounded  Lynde  Simouds  &  Wife  for  the  receiving  Chris- 
tian Priveledges. 

July  26.  Lynde  Simonds  &  Wife  made  profession  of  Christian  Faith  & 
own'd  the  Covenant  &  were  admitted  to  Christian  Priveledges 

Sept  6  propounded  the  W^idow  Sarah  Green  to  the  Chh  having  before 
own'd  the  Covenant 

Sept  20  Receiv'd  to  full  Communion  &  under  the  Watch  of  the  Chh 
the  Widow  Sarah  Green 

Octob.  25  propounded  Robert  Wiley  &  Wife  for  the  receiving  Baptism 
for  their  child 

Nov.  15.  Robert  Wiley  &  Wife  made  publick  profession  of  the  Christian 
Faith  &  own'd  the  Covenant 

1796.  Octob^  23  propounded  William  Stearns  Jun''  &  Wife  to  the 
Chh 

1797.  March  19.     propounded Leech   &  wife  for  the  receiving 

Priveledges 

May.  14  M""  Leech  &  wife  made  profession  of  the  Christian  Faith  own'd 
the  Covenant  &  their  Child  was  Baptiz'd  by  the  name  of  John. 

1798 

Aug**  12  Receiv'd  William  Stearns  Jun"^.  &  Lydia  his  wife  into  the 
Church 

1800 

Aug*  17     Propounded  Matthew  Millar  &  Wife  for  receiving  Priveledges 

Octob''  5  Matthew  Millar  &  Wife  also  Lovice  Darby  made  Christian 
Profession  &  own'd  the  Covenant  &  were  admitted  to  Priveledges 

Nov.  9*"^.  in  Consequence  of  a  regular  Dismission  &  Recommendation 
Hannah  the  Wife  of  Eleazer  Kendall  was  receiv'd  as  a  member  in  full  com- 
munion 

1801 

Octob''.  4  Read  a  letter  of  Recommendation  &  Dismission  of  Lydia 
Chamberlam  from  the  Chh  in  Hopkinton  Massachusetts,  &  upon  the  prin- 
ciples of  the  Communion  of  Chhs  she  was  received  into  this  Chh. 

Sept  19  1802  propounded  Samuel  Berry  &  Wife  for  receiving  Priv- 
eledges 

Sept  26  Samuel  Berry  &  Wife  made  publick  profession  of  the  Christian 
Faith  &  were  admitted  to  priveledges. 

Nov  21  propound  Nancy  Berry  wife  of  John  Berry  for  the  receiving 
priveledges. 


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Dec.  15  Received  Nancy  Berry  to  the  profession  of  the  Christian  Faith 
&  to  have  priveledges 

1803 

Oct.  2  propounded  Asa  &  Sarah  Berry  his  wife  also  Joel  &  Hannah 
Berry  his  wife  for  receiving  priveledges 

Nov.  24.  Receiv'd  Asa  &  Sarah  Berry  his  Wife,  also  Joel  &  Hannah 
Berry  his  wife  to  the  profession  of  the  Christian  Faith  for  the  receiving 
Priveledges. 

1805  June  23.  propounded  Jonathan  Wiley  &  Wife  for  the  purpose 
of  receiving  Christian  Priveledges. 

July  31  received  Jonathan  Wiley  &  Wife  to  the  profession  of  the 
Christian  Faith  &  into  the  Charity  of  the  Chh  in  order  to  receive  Christian 
Priveledges. 

1806 

May  11  Andrew  Dun  &  Mary  his  Wife  preferred  a  Certificate  from 
the  Pastor  that  they  were  Members  of  the  Church  in  Shirley  Massachu- 
setts &  in  regular  Standing. 

Nov.  2.  proijounded  to  the  Chh  in  order  for  full  Communion  Charlotte 
Ellis. 

November  4.  Samuel  Whiting  Jun'"  &  his  Wife  Betsey  made  publick 
profession  of  the  Christian  Religion  &  gave  their  Assent  to  the  Covenant 
before  a  number  of  the  Chh  &  Neighbours  who  were  Call'^  in,  he  being 
weak  and  low  with  the  Consumption,  but  in  the  free  exercise  of  Reason  & 
s'^  Betsey  was  Baptiz'd 

Nov.  23.  Charlotte  Ellis  made  profession  of  the  Christian  Religion,  gave 
her  Assent  to  the  Covenant  &  was  receiv'd  to  Communion  &  Priveledges 
in  this  Chh. 

Nov.  30  propounded  to  the  Chh  in  order  for  full  Communion  Sarah 
Whiting. 

1808 

April  10.  Sarah  Whiting  made  profession  of  the  Christian  Religion 
gave  her  assent  to  the  Covenant  &  was  received  to  Communion  &  privel- 
edges of  the  Chh 

1811 

March  1  Abigail  Eastman  being  Sick  made  profession  of  the  Christian 
Religion,  being  very  desirous  to  give  up  herself  to  God  in  Baptism  &  was 
Baptized. 

Sept  1.     propounded  to  the  Church Muzzy  wife  of  Joseph  Muzzy 

Sept  8  Receiv'd  M""*  Muzzy  into  the  Chh  She  making  Chi-istian  pro- 
fession 

Records  op  Such  as 
Put  themselves  under  the  Watch  of  the  Chh  Recogniz'd  their 
OWN  Baptism  &  receiv'd  Baptism  for  their  Children. 

July  11  1784  Propounded  Charles  Richards  Jun""  &  his  Wife  &  Dan- 
iel Richards  &  his  Wife.    . 

July  18  Baptiz'd  Molly  Richards,  also  John  &  Molly  Children  of 
Charles  &  Molly  Richards,  also  Manor  Son  of  Daniel  &  Sally  Richards. 

August.  1.  Baptized  Mavel  Daughter  of  John  Casper  Shana  Wolf,  his 
Wife  Rachel  having  own'd  the  Covenant  at  Leomister. 

September.  26.     Baptiz'd  Martha  Daughter  of  Will"  & Glazier 

Octob.  17     Baptiz'd  Huldah  Daughter  of  Caleb  &  Elisabeth  Church 


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1785 

August  7  Baptiz'd  Heman  &  Matilda  twin  Children  of  Charles  Richards 
Jun--.  &  Molly  his  Wife 

Sept  11.     Baptiz'd  Sally  daughter  of  Daniel  &  Sally  Richards 

Baptisms. 

1837 

Sept  8.  Baptized  Benjamin  S.  Franklin,  son  of  Hiram  and  Melinda 
Davis. 

Nov.  19     Baptized  Charles   Chamberlain  Son  of  Doct Perry  and 

Sister Perry  at  Cambridge  Port. 

Baptisms  from   the   tear,  1784 — having   baptized   before  84  in 
Rockingham,  &  27  in  Chester. — 

April  21     Baptiz'd  at  Chester — Moses  Son  of  Reuben  &  Eunice  Jones 

also  Abraham  Son  of  Abraham  & Sawyer  also  Janna  Son  of  Joshua  & 

Esther  Hotten  &  Eusebia  Daughter  of  Timothy  &  Elisabeth  Olcott. 

April  28.     Baptiz'd  Mercy  Daughter  of  Jon"'  &  Rhoda  Fuller 

May.  9.     Ba])tiz'd  Hannah  Daughter  of  Elias  &  Sibbel  Olcott 

June  6     Baptiz'd  Randal  Son  of  Eli  &  Hannah  Evans. 

July.  11.     Baptiz'd  David  son  of  Daniel  &  Dolly  Bigsby. 

July  18.     Baptiz'd  Rosalinda  Daughter  of  Thomas  &  Bethiah  Dutton 

July.  25     Baptiz'd  Roswell  Son  of  Asher  &  Lecta  Evans. 

August.  1     Baptiz'd  Asahel  Son  of  Elisha  &  Phebe  Knights 

August  15     Baptiz'd  Sibbel  Daughter  of  George  &  Sarah  Wood. 
August  22  I  Baptiz'd  Esther    Daughter  of  Thomas  &  Susanna  Stone   & 
at  Chester  J  Biah  daughter  of  Robert  &  Delop  [?] 

&  Esther  Daughter  of  Thomas  &  Esther  Caryl 
&  Edmund  Son  of  Joseph  &  Ruth  Wetmore  & 
Thomas  Chandler  Son  of  Ezekiel  &  Lucy  Colburn. 

October  10     Baptiz'd  Frink,  Son  of  Oliver  &  Hannah  Lovell. 

Nov.  28.     Baptiz  Zibiah  Daughter  of  Ebenezer  Johnson  at  Chester. 

Dec.  5.     Baptiz'd  Joseph  Partridge  Son  of  John  &  Urana  Ellis. 

1785 

Jan.  9     Baptiz'd  Lucy  Daughter  of  David  &  Priscilla  Pulsipher. 

June  19     Baptiz'd  Amanda  Daugliter  of  Elisha  &  Phebe  Knights. 

July.  3.     Baptiz'd  Polly  &  Samuel  Children  of  Moses  Marsh  &  Wife 

July  17  Baptiz'd  Eleazar  Son  of  Ebenezer  and  Rachel  Albee,  also 
Frederic,  Lovisa  &  Simeon  Peas  Children  of  Frederic  &  Lovisa  Reed. 

July  21  Baptiz'd  Joseph  Son  of  Peter  &  Frethel  Tarble,  She  being 
Sick,  being  a  Member  of  Claremont  Chh. 

August  28     Baptiz'd  John  Goldsbury  Son  of  Sam^  &  Mary  Whiting 

Oct"''^''  16.     Baptiz'd  Horace  Son  of  John  &  Martha  Lovell. 

Nov.  6.     Baptiz'd  Rachel  Daughter  of  George  &  Sarah  Wood 

Dec.  18.     Baptiz'd  Mercy  Cut'ter  Daugliter  of  Jon"'  &  Rhoda  Fuller. 

1786 

March.  12  Baptiz'd  Billy  Fisher  Son  of  Jacob  Peas,  &  Experience  his 
Deceased  Wife  presented  by  &  under  the  Care  of  his  grand  Parents  Jacob 
&  Mary  Peas — 

May.  14     Baptiz'd  Joel  Son  of  Daniel  &  Dorothy  Bigsby 

July  9.     Baptiz'd  Ebenezer  Fuller  Son  of  Thomas  &  Bethiah  Dutton 

July  30     Baptiz'd  John  Son  of  Elias  &  Sibbel  Olcott. 

Ang  13     Baptiz'd  Arad  Son  of  Asher  &  Lecta  Evans. 


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Sept.  10     Baptiz'd  Henry  Son  of  Eli  &  Hannah  Evans. 
1787 

June.  3.     Baptiz'd  Rhena  Daughter  of  David  &  Priscilla  Pulsipher. 
August.  5.     Baptiz'd  Phebe  Root  Daughter  of  Elisha  &  Pliebe  Knights 
August.  26     Baptiz'd  Phebe  Daughter  of  Moses  &  Marsh — 

October.  15  1787.     Baptiz'd  Samuel  Son  of  Isaac  &  Johnson. 

Nov.  4     Baptiz'd  James  Young  Son  of  Shaua  &  Rachel  Wolf — 
1788 

April  20     Baptiz'd  Ruth  Petty  Daughter  of  Eli  &  Hannah  Evans  — 
June  15     Baptiz'd  Linus  Son  of  John  &  Urana  Ellis — 
June  22      Baptiz'd  Billy  Sou  of  Frederic  &  Lovisa  Reed- 
July  6     Baptiz'd  Luther  Son  of  Daniel  &  Dorothy  Bixby. 
1789 
March    15     Baptiz'd    John   Lenox,  &   Anna   Maria   twin  Children   of 

Samuel  &  Jannett  Cutler — 

May  24.     Baptiz'd  Alpheus  Son  of  John  &  Martha  Lovell — 

June  7     Baptiz'd  Doraxa  Daughter  of  Jehiel  &  Mary  Webb. 

June  14     Baptiz'd  Orange  Sou  of  John  &  Urana  Ellis — 

June.  28     Baptiz'd  Alphee  Son  of  Asher  &  Lecta  Evans — 

Nov.  8     Baptiz'd  Hannah  Flagg  Daughter  of  Benjamin  Gould  &  Wife. 

1790 

May  9.     Baptiz'd  Eleutheria  Daughter  of  Sam^  &  Mary  Whiting  also 

Sophia  Daughter  of  Eli  &  Hannah  Evans — 

June.  20.     Baptiz'd  Ama  Daughter  of   Frederick  &    Lovisa   Read  & 

Nathaniel  Son  of  James  &  Walker — 

July  3.     Baptiz'd  Thanlvful  Daughter  of  Samuel  Emery  &  Wife — ■ 
Aug*  1.     Baptiz'd  Philena  Daughter  of  David  Pulsipher  &  Wife 
Sept.    19     Baptiz'd   Samuel — Polly — &   Sally   Children   of    Samuel   & 

Mary  Taylor — 

Octob  25.     Baptiz'd  Amasa  Son  of  Elisha  &  Phebe  Knights — 

1791.  May  29     BaptizVl  P^lvira  Daughter  of  Jehiel  &  Mary  Webb 
July  10.   'Baptiz'd  Sally  &  Esther  Children  of  Adam  Caldwell  &  Wife 
July  17     Baptiz'd  Roxalena  Daughter  of  Asher  &  Lecta  Evans — 
August  20     Baptiz'd  Alexander  Stearns  Son  of  Alexander  &  Rhoda 

Campbell  being  dangerously  sick 

September  4.  Baptiz'd  Betsy  &  Sally  Perkins  grandchildren  of  Eben- 
ezer  Fuller — 

October.   16.     Baptiz'd  John  Son  of  Barnabas  &  Woods  also 

Sarah  Daughter  of  Isaiah  &  Olive  Edson 

1792.  June  3.  Baptiz'd  Theophilus  Son  of  Samuel  &  Mary  Whiting — 
also  Sophia  Daughter  of  John  &  Urana  Ellis 

July  1     Baptiz'd  Olive  Daughter  of  Isaiah  &  Olive  Edson 
Sept  23.     Baptiz'd  David  Son  of  David  &  Priscilla  Pulsipher. 

1793.  January.  6  Baptiz'd  Benjamin  Gowen  upon  his  publick  Assent 
&  Consent  to  the  Covenant — 

Jan.    11      Baptiz'd    at    Oliver    Lovells    Esqr,    being   lecture. — Beliza 
Daughter  of  Oliver  &   Hannah   Lovell  also  Sarah  Sophia  &  Catharine 
Children  of  Jon"^  &  Eunice   Burr  also    Clarissa   Daughter   of   Cyrus   & 
Bridget  Davis  also  Bulah  Craft  Daughter  of  the  Widow  Molly  Fuller — 
April  30     Baptiz'd  ^Vsahel  Son  of  Jonathan  &  Eunice  Burr. 
June  9.     Baptiz'd  Sally,  Daughter  of  Philip  &  Davis 

June  22     Baptiz'd  Betsi  Daughter  of  Samuel  &  Emery 

Sept.  1.  Baptiz'd  Vashti  Daughter  of  Asher  &  Lecta  Evans — by  M' 
Mede. 


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Nov.  17.     Baptiz'd  Jane  Daughter  of  James  M'^afee  &  Wife,     also 

Aniiis  Daughter  of  Jonathan  Barnes  &  Wife 
1794 

February  23.  '  Baptiz'd  James  Son  of  Benjamin  &  Julia  Balch. 
May  20     Was  Baptiz'd  by  M'^  Ogden  an  Episcopal  Clergyman  James 

Iredell   Son   of   Samuel  &  Janett  Cutler     also    George  Church    Son  of 

George  &   Mehitabel   Caldwell     also   William   NichoUs.  living  with  M*^ 

Cutler — 

June  1     Baptiz'd  Asenath  Daughter  of  Frederick  &  Loisa  Read — 

Augst  24     Baptiz'd  Dolly  &  Tabitha  Children  of  Daniel  Bixby  &  Wife. 

Sept  14     Baptiz'd  Benjamin  vSon  of  Benjamin  &  Mary  Gowing 

Sept  21     Baptiz'd  Isaiah  Son  of  Isaiah  &  Olive  Edson. 

Sept  28     Baptiz'd  Joanna  &  John  Children  of  John  &  Joanna  Stoell — 

17  D5 

March.     Baptiz'd  Josiah,  James  Jackson  &  Elizabeth  Children  of  M' 

Sanderson  &  Wife  at  the  Falls 
April  5     Baptiz'd  David  Sou  of  Benjamin  Nasmith. 
May  10     Baptiz'd  Rebecca  Daughter  of  Daniel  Perry,  &  Wife 
June  28     Baptiz'd  John  Son  of  Samuel  Emery  &  Wife — 
July  26     Baptiz'd  Hannah  Daughter  of  Lynde  &  Mary  Simonds 
Aug*"^  23.     Baptiz'd  David  Son  of  John  &  Joanna  Stoell — 
Sept  22     Baptiz'd  Abigail  Daughter  of  Ebenezer  M'^Ilvain  at  his  house 

being  Dangerously  Sick. 

Nov.  15     Baptiz'd  .John  Son  of  Robert  Wiley  &  Wife. 

Novem.  29.     Baptiz'd  Moses  Son  of  Jonathan  Barron  &  Wife 

1796 

Feb.  14.     preacht  at  M''  Obers— &  Baptiz'd  Isaac.  David  &  William 

Children  of  Samuel  &  Hannah  Ober.     also  Phebe  &  Polly  Children  of 

Calvin  &  Martha  Clark — 

March  10     Baptiz'd    Ruth    Daughter    of    Benj   &    Chloe   Bowker,  of 

Springfield  at  their  house 

March  13     Baptiz'd  Hugh  Son  of  Benjamin  Nasmith  &  Wife — 

A})ril  24     Baptiz'd  Levi  Sabin  Son  of  Benj.  &  Mary  Gowen 

July  3.     Baptiz'd  John  Son  of  Asher  &  Lecta  Evans — 

Aug'^*  7     Baptiz'd  Mary  Daughter  of  Lynde  &  Mary  Simonds 

Aug"'  14     Baptiz'd  Patty  Daughter  of  Philip  Davis"&  Wife — 

Aug''  21      Baptiz'd  Mary  Daughter  of  James  Macafee  &  Wife 

Sept  11     Baptiz'd  Fanny  Daughter  of  Frederick  &  Lovisa  Reed     also 

Edward  Son  of  Edward  Richards  &  Wife,  she  being  of  Jaffrey  Chh 
1797 
March.    13     Baptiz'd  Elisabeth,  Sarah  &   Thomas  Boyd   Children   of 

Matthew  Reed  &  Wife- 
May  14.     Baptiz'd  John  Son  of  M^  Leech  &  Wife- 
June  30     Baptiz'd  the  Children  of  Isaac  Johnson  &  Wife  She  Saying 

she  had  been  Receiv'd  into  a  Baptist  Chh  in  Europe —  — 

September  3.     Baptiz'd  Eleazer  Son  of  Samuel  Emery  &  Wife     also 

Betsi  Daughter  of  John  Stoell  &  Wife- 
Sept  10     Baptiz'd  Lydia  &  Nancy  Children  of  William  &  Lydia  Cham- 
berlain— 

Sept  24  Baptiz'd  William  Campbell  Son  of  Robert  Wiley  &  Wife 
Octob.  1.  Baptiz'd  Harriet  Daughter  of  Samuel  &  Janett  Cutler — 
Nov.   26     Baptiz'd    William  &   Samuel  Cutler  Children  of  George  & 

Mehitable  Caldwell— 


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1798 

Feb'"  15     Baptiz'd  Elias  &  Patty  Children  of  David  &  Priscilla  Pulsi- 
pher— 

March  4     Baptiz'd  Joseph  Sou  of  Samuel  &  Mary  Whiting 

March  15     Baptiz'd  Hannah  Sparhawk  Daughter  Benjamin  &   Chloe 

Bowker  of  Springlieid — 

July.  22     Baptiz'd  James  Son  of  Benjamin  &  Mary  Gowen 

Aug*^*  16     Baptiz'd  Betsy  Laurence,  Eber,  Jehiel,  &  William  Children 

of  William  &  Lydia  Stearns. 

Aug^'  19     Baptiz'd  Betsy  Daughter  of  Lynd  &  Mary  Simonds. 

Octob"^  7.     Baptiz'd  Harriet  Daughter  of  Jonathan  Barron  &  Wife 

1799 

June  16.     Baptiz'd  Achsah  Daughter  of  James  M^afee  &  Wife 

July.  29.     Baptiz'd  Sally  Daughter  of  Jonathan  Morrison  &  Wife 

Aug^*"  4.     Bapsiz'd  Asena  Daughter  of  Robert  Wiley  &  Wife. 

Octob''  6     Baptiz'd  Mela  Daughter  of  John  Leech  &  Wife 

Nov.  10     Edwin  Son  of  George  &  Mehetabel  Caldwell  was  Baptiz'd 

by  M''  Barber. 
1800 

Jaimary  16     Baptiz'd  Benjamin  Son  of  Benj  &  Chloe  Bowker — 
June  22     Baptiz'd  William  Son  of  William  Chamberlain  Deceas'd  & 

his  Widow  Lydia  Chamberlain 

Sept.  21.     Baptiz'd  Samuel  Emery  son  of  Benj.  &  Mary  Gowen 
October  5.     Baptiz'd  Mercy  Wife  of  Matthew  Millar  also  Charles  Son 

of  Matthew  &  Mercy  Millar,  also  Lonee  Darby — 
1801 

March  1^*     Baptiz'd  Laura  Daughter  of  Lynde  &  Mary  Simonds 
May  24.     Baptized  Olive  Daughter  of  Philip  Davis  &  Wife. 
June  7.     Baptiz'd  John  Son  of  Ebenezer  M'^llvain  &  Wife. 
1802 
June  13     Baptized  Ira  Son  of  James  M'^afee  &  Wife  &  Joseph  Son  of 

John  Leech  &  Wife — 

Sept  1 9     Baptized  Abel  Son  of  Jonathan  Barron  &  Wife — 

Sept  26     Baptized  James  Son  of  Samuel  Berry  &  Wife,     also  Ira  son 

of  Robert  Wiley  &  Wife 

Oct.  24.     Baptized  Hannah  &  Nathan,  Children  of  Nathan  Martin  & 

Wife 

Dec.  15     Baptized  John,  Nancy  &  Gardiner  Children  of  John  &  Nancy 

Berry     also  Rodney  Son  of  Robert  Wilson  &  Wife,     at  John  Berry's 
1803 

April  14     Baptiz'd  Hugh  Son  of  Matthew  Orr  &  Wife- 
July.  3     Baptizd  Jehiel  son  of  Lynde  &  Mary  Simonds 
October.  23     Baptizd  Susan  Daughter  of  Nathan  Martin  &  Wife — 
Nov.  24     Baptized   John   Steward  Son   of  Asa   &    Sarah  Berry   also 

Kendall  Patten  son  of  Joel  &  Hannah  Berry  also  Joseph  son  of  Samuel 

Berry  &  Wife— 
1804 

Baptiz'd  Benjamin  Hubbard  Son  of  William  &  Lydia  Stearns 
1805 
July  31     Baptized  Rodney  Son  of  Robert  Wiley  &  Wife     also  Hiram 

Son  of  Jonathan  Wiley  &  Wife — 

Oct.  2.     Baptiz'd  Charles  Hubbard  Son  of  Asa  and  Sarah  Berry. 


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1806 

June  1     Baptized  Willard  Son  of  Lynde  &  Mary  Simonds 

Sei)t.  1 6  Baptized  Orrin  Son  of  Robert  Wiley  &  Wife  also  Aldis  Son 
of  Asa  Berry  &  Wife  also  Joseph  Son  of  Samuel  Berry  &  Wife — 

Nov.  4     Baptiz'd  Betsey  Whiting  Wife  of  Samuel  Whiting  Jun'. 

1807 

June  7.     Baptiz'd  Josiah  Son  of  Samuel  &  Susanna  Billings. 

June.  21  Baptized  Mary,  Daughter  of  Samuel  Whiting  Juu''.  deceas'd 
&  Betsy  his  Widow. 

Oct.  '25.     Baptiz'd  Elvira  Daughter  of  John  &  Nancy  Berry — 

ly08  Oct.  9.     baptiz'd  Samuel  Lewis  Son  of  Sam'  Berry  &  Wife 

Oct.  16.     Baptiz'd  Samuel  Lewis  son  of  Samuel  &  Susanna  Billings 

1809  Feb.  4     Baptized  Andrew  Son  of  Andrew  &  Dunn 

1810.  Sept  9.  Sarah  Daughter  of  Samuel  &  Susanna  Billings  also 
Child  of  Andrew  &  Dunn  were  baptized  by  M^'  Howe  of  Surry 

1812.  P"'eb.  16.  Baptiz'd  James  Felt  by  his  desire  &  request,  he  being 
Weak  &  low  in  a  decline  or  Consumption. 

1814  Octob''  9.  Baptiz'd  Samuel  Whiting  &  Lydia  Eleutheria  Children 
of  Moses  &  Lydia  Hill. 

1816  Baptiz'd  Harriet  Campbell  Daughter  of  Docf  Jarvis  Chase  & 
Rhoda  Chase  his  wife,  the  Child  being  dangerously  sick,  &  they  professing 
their  belief  in  the  Christian  Religion,  &  their  desire  to  give  up  their  Child 
to  God  in  the  Ordinance  of  Christian  Baptism. 

Marriages 

1774.  Jan.  27     Married  Jonathan  Burt  &  Bethiah  Preston. 
July  21     INlarried  Benj"  Patterson  &  Elisabeth  Safford 
Sept  7.      Married  Elkanah  Day  &  Levina  Merrill  also 

Benjamin  Larrabee  &  Abigail  Spauhling — 

1775.  April  6     Married  Matthew  Lane  &  Elisabeth  Stearns. 
Octob.  10     Married  Nathaniel  Bennett  &  Sibbel  Whipple 
Dec.  26     Married  David  Cockran  &  Mary  Aiken  of  Kent 

1776  Sept  11     Married  Asa  White  &  Jane  Arwin. 

Sept  26     Married  Solomon  Wright  &  Abylene  Pi'eston  also 
Gardner  Simonds  &  Nancy  Titus — 

1777  June  22.     Married  Uriah  Morris  &  Mary  Tarbell  of  Chester 
Sept  11     Married Howe  as  he  Said  &  Mary  Glazier 

Nov  2.     Married  Charles  Man  &  Zeruiah  Parker  of  Chester 

1778  Jan^  31     Married  David  Cross  &,  Rhoda  Wilson  of  Acworth. 
Sept  8     Married  Charles  Richards  Jun""  &  Polly  Arwin. 

Dec.  10     Married  Eli  Evans  &  Hannah  Larcum. 

1779  Jan-^  24  Married  Samuel  Stafford  as  he  Call'd  himself  a  Stran- 
.ger  &  Abigail  Fuller — 

June  21     Married  Benj"^  Williams  of  Charlestown  &   Polly  Lovell  of 

Rockingham — 

June   22     Married   Moses   Allen  of    Greenfield  &  Mary  Larrabee  of 

Rockingham 

Sept  5     Married  Jonathan  Fuller  &  Rhoda  Pease  also 

Elijah  Knights  &  Mercy  Fuller. 
Sept  16     Married  Josiah  White  &  Elisabeth  Pulsipher—^ 
Octob''  4     Married  Nath'  Miner  &  Mary  Camp  of  Rockingham 
Octob''    18     Married   M"^   McKenzie   to   the   Widow  Lois   Spencer  of 

Springfield 


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Dec.  5     Married  Nathan  Wright  &  Thankful  Eastman — 
Decemb'^'  7     Married  Benjamin   Harris  of  Hadley  &  Hannah  Galusha 
of  Rockingham — 

1780  Feb.  7     Married  Will"^  Stowell  &  Phebe  Sartwell  of  Walpole— 
April  12     Married  Abel  White  &  Hannah  Closson. 

Aug.  1 4     Married  Nathaniel  Davis  Jun''  &  Lydia  Harwood 
Nov.  9     Married  Asher  Evans    of   Rockingham  &  Lecta    Sartwell    of 
Charlestovpn — 

1781  .Jan  23  Married  Elijah  Lovell  of  Rockingham  &  Abigail  Golds- 
bury  of  Warwick. 

.Ian.  25     Married  Frederic  Read  &  Lovisa  Peas 
May  31     Married  Ebenezer  Stoell  &  Pamela  Whitney. 
June  23.  Married  Leonard  Read  &  Esther  Gould. 

July  19  Married  Elisha  Wright  of  Rutland  &  Judith  Wright  of  Rock- 
ing. 

Dec.  15     Married  Benj.  Parker  &  Rachel  Wetherbee  from  Ringe 
December  23     Married  Josiah  Griswold  &  Susanna  Simonds. 

1782  Feb.  10  Married  Sam^  Smith  of  Amherst  &  Sabra  DebeUe  of 
Charlestown 

April  11     Married  Isaac  Stearns  &  Jane  White — 
May  9     Married  E])hraim  Guild  &  Philena  Wright- 
May  29     Married  Thomas  Daven^iort  &  Zipporah  Gay. 
June  16     Married  Elisha  Knights  &  Phebe  Stoell. 
June  20     Married  Jolm  Baker  &  Experience  Gibbs  also 

William  Stearns  Jun""  &  Lydia  Glazier  & 

Ebenezer  Pulsipher  &  Unity  Read 
June  30     Married  Daniel  Richards  &  Sally  Field  of  Rock. 
1783 

August  14.     Married  David  Campbell  &  Amela  Johnson 
Aug.  20     Daniel  Edson  &  Elenor   Richards   appeard  &  He  took  her  as 
his  Wedded  AVife  &  she  took  him  as  her  Wedded  Husband — 

Marriages  from  the  Year  1784. 

January  5  Married  Samuel  Trott  of  Walpole  New  Hampshire  &  Vashti 
Evans  of  Rockingham — 

June  1.     Married  Levi  Davis  &  Widow  Mary  Holiday  of  Rockingham 

July  22.  Married  Thomas  Watkins  of  Chester  &  Hannah  Davis  of 
Rockingham 

August  12.  Married  Barnabas  Graves  of  Walpole  &  Rachel  Albee  of 
Rockingham. 

1785 

February  6  Zebulon  Cooper  &  Matilda  Smith  Came  before  me  &  he 
took  her  before  God  &  man  for  his  Wedded  Wife  &  she  in  like  Solemn 
manner  took  him  for  her  Wedded  Husband.  Sam^  Whiting 

P'eb.  20     Married  Zebulon  Cooper  &  Matilda  Smith 

May.  5     Married  John  Ripley  &  Peggy  Clark  both  of  Rockingham 

Octob.  6.     Married  Elijah  Reed  &  Releif  White  both  of  Rockingham 

Decemb.  26  Married  Hezekiah  Clark  &  Ama  Peas  both  of  Rocking- 
ham. 

1786  Jan.  24  Married  James  Preston  &  Sally  French  of  Rocking- 
ham. 

May.  16     Married  Charles  Clark  &  Hannah  Lane  of  Rockingham. 

July  3     Married  Levi  Lottimore  &  Hepzibah  Fuller  of  Charlestown 


42 

Nov.  26.     at  evening  Married  David    Pike    of    Thomlinson    [Grafton 
after  Oct.  13.  1792]  &  Rebecca  Blanchard  of  Rockingham. 

1787.  Feb.   11     Married   Randal  Lovell    &  Caroline   Olcott  of  Rock- 
ingham 

Feb.  19.     Married  William  Glazier  &  Tabitha  Ripley  of  Rockingham 
Aug®'  30     Married  Nath'  Finney  &  Patience  Earl  of  Rockingham 
Octob''  15     Married  David  Parks  &  Mary  Bingham  of  Rockingham 
Octob''  30     Married  John  Stoell  &  Joanna  Berry  of  Rockingham 
Nov.  14     Married  Richard  Haseltine  &  Jenny  Campbell  of  Rockingham 

1788.  March  26.     Married  John  Casper  Shana  Wolf  &  Lucy  Baker  of 
Rockingham 

April  14.     Married  Phinehas  White  &  Jerusha  Marsh  of  Rockingham 
June  9     Married  Daniel  Gatfield  &  Ellenor  Green  of  Rockingham 
Decemb.  2     Married  Solomon  Petty  &  Elisabeth  Earl  of  Rockingham. 
December  30     Married  Samuel  McCurdy  of  Surry  in  State  New  Hamp- 
shire &  Elisabeth  Berry  of  Rockingham. 

1789  May  24    Married  Samuel  Eastman  Jun'"  &  Abigail  Stoell  of  Rock- 
ingham 

August  26.     Married  John  Stearns  &  Ruth  Eastman  of  Rockingham 
December  16     Married  John  Savage  &  Elisabeth  Evans. 
December  28     Married  Isaac  Johnson  &  Cina  Deastaing. 

1790  October  21     Married  Levi  Sabin  &  Harbara  Stearns. 
Nov.  25     Married  Moses  Marsh   Jun''  &  Betsi  Campbell. 

1791  January  27     Married  Eli  Chamberlain  &  Sally  Stanley 
Feb.  2.     Married  Ozias  Savage  &  Clarissa  Webb  of  Rockingham 
May  10     Married  Isaiah  Edson  &  Olive  Wood  of  Rockingham 
May  19     Married  Turner  Wing  &  Dorothy  AVhitcomb  of  Rocking 
May  30     Married  Benjamin  Albee  &  ^\bigail  Thomson. 

Sept  30     Married  Moses  Wright  Jun''  &  Mary  Adams  both  of  this  Town 
Octob.  6     Married  Jesse  Stearns  &  Betsy  Gilson  of  Walpole 

1792  January  19     Married  Ebenezer  Fuller  of  Rockingham  &  Elisa- 
beth Pierce  of  Putney  —  also 

Married  David  Oaks  &  Sally  Marsh  both  of  Rockingham 
Feb.  6.     Married  Lynde  Symonds  &  Mary  Albee  both  of  Rockingham 
Feb.  9.     Married  in   Rockingham   Leonard  Parker  &  Abigail  Parker 
both  of  Springfield. 

March  17     Married  George  Caldwell  &  Mehetable  Wetherbee,  of  Rock- 
ingham 

April  29     Married  James  Weston  &  Polly  Mathers  of  Rockingham 
June.  25.     Married  Will"'  Brittain  of  Westmoreland  &  Huldah  Marsh 
of  Rockingham. 

Sept  4     Married   Elijah  Simonds   &   Polly  Stearns  Campbell  of  Rock- 
ingham 

October  9     INIarried  Abner  Wheelock  &  Hannah  Stoell. 

Nov.  27      Married  Phineas  Brown  &  Sally  Wait  of  Rockingham 

Decemb   6.     Married  Jonathan  B.  Wood  &  Relief  Stickney 

1793 

April  18     Married  Benj"  Marsh  Ju""  &  Patty  Wait  of  Rockingham 

May  19     Married  Joseph  Marsh  &  Anne  Pierce  of  Rockingham. 

May  29     Married  Benj"  Gowen  &  Polly  Emery  of  Rockingham 

Sept  29.     Married  Thomas  Green  &  Rlioda  Stickney  of  Rockingham 

1794 

Jan^  7     Married  Elijah  Stanley  &  Betty  McKnight  of  Rockingham 


43 

April  6.     Married  Selah  Graves  &  Sabra  Roundy,     Rockingham 
July.  3.     Married  Joel  Knight  &  Hannah  Ayrs.     Rockingham 
July  8     Married  Joseph  Read  &  Polly  Muzzy  of  Rockingham 
July  1 0     Married  Ralph  Roundy  &  Rosalinda  Wright  of  Rockingham 
Sept.  22     Married   Timothy   J.    Jones    Hotchkiss   &    Sarah  Sarles    of 
Rockingham 

Sept  30     Married  Zadock  Hitchcock  of   Westminster  &  Bulah  Stearns 
of  Rockingham 
1795 

March  2.     Married  Abner  Rice  of  Walpole  &  Hannah  Lovell  of  Rock- 
ingham. 

April  16     Married  James  Shed  of  Springfield  &   Rachel  Jolonson  of 
Rockingham 

May.  20     Married   David  Fletcher  of  Springfield  &   Sally   Lovell  of 
Rockingham 

September  14     Married  Rogers  Clark  &  Betsy  Green  of  Rockingham 
December  7.     Married  Nathaniel  Davis  of  Rockingham  &  Esther  Slack 
of  Grafton 
[1796] 

Feb.  23     Married  Bela  Hotten  &  Patty  Olcott  of  Rockingham 
May  26     Married  John  Marsh  &  Nabby  Stearns  of  Rockingham. 
July  15     Married  Richard  Holliday  &  Sarah  Kendall  of  Rockingham 
Octob''  17.     Married  Levi  Alexander  &  Betsy  Perkins  of  Rockingham 
Octob"^  14.     Married  Philip  Adams  &  Patty  Caldwell  of  Rockingham 
1797 

August  3     Married  Josiah  Johnson  &  Elisabeth  Whitney 
Aug*"*^  17     Married  Artemas  Aldrich  &  Huldah  Chamberlain 
Sept.  7.     Married  William  Minard  &  Abigail  Gushing — 
Sept  12     Married  Simeon  Aldrich  of  Rockingham  &  Lucinda  Clark  of 
Westminster 

Dec  7.     Married  Jonathan  Blanchard  &  Polly  Lovell 
1798 

April  24     Married  Timothy  Ross  &  Sally  Albee 

June  4     Married  Solomon  Jewett  of  Walpole  &  Abigail  Corlies  of  Rock- 
ingham— 

June  14     Married  Isaac  Reed  Jun''  &  Polly  White  of  Rockingham. 
July.  9     Married  Ziba  Henry  &  Hannah  Bebee  of  Mai'low 
Nov.  22.     Married  Isaac  Davis  of  Springfield  &  Polly  White  of  Rock- 
ingham. 
1799 

Jan^  8.     Married  James  Aiken  of  Antrim  &  Peggy  Orr  of  Rockingham 
Jan^  14     Married  Samuel  Wooley  &  Susanna  Kendall  of  Rockingham 
January  31,     Married  Dexter   Newton   of  Unity  &  Polly  Pulsipher  of 
Rockingham 

Feb.  10     Married  John  Millar  &  Hannah  Crosby  of  Rockingham. 
Feb.  1 7.     Married  John  Smith  of  Weathersfield  &  Amy  Grey  of  Rock- 
ingham 

March.  7.     Married  Matthew  Millar  &  Mercy  Darby  of  Rockingham 
Octob''     Married  Phiuehas  Bolles  &  Martha  Clark  of  Rockingham 
1800 

Feb.  18     Married  David  Eaton  of  Westminster  &  Anna  Clark  of  Rock- 
ingham 

April  7*^     Married  Eleazar  Kendall  &  Hannah  Graves  of  Rockingham 


44 

May  8  Married  Zachariali  Slied  of  Springfield  &  Lydia  Procter  of 
Hockingham. 

May  15     Married  Jonathan  Morrison  &  Annah  Davis  of  Rockingham 

June.  30  Married  Samuel  II.  Raymenton  &  Sally  Emery  of  Rocking- 
ham 

July  20  Married  Peter  Nurse  Juu''  &  Patty  Chamberlin  of  Rocking- 
ham 

Aug^*  3  Married  Samuel  Taylor  Jun''  &  Sukee  Williams  of  Rocking- 
ham 

Sept.  14  Married  Nathan  N.  Kendall  &  Betsey  L.  Stearns  of  Rock- 
ingham 

Sept  23     Married  Daniel  Lock  &  Sally  Procter  of  Rockingham 

September  30     Married  Ashbel   Spaukling  &  Abiel  Parker  of  Ludlow 

1801 

Jan^  2     Married  Elijah  Albee  &  Sarah  Adams  of  Rockingham, 

May.  24     Married  Samuel  Berry  &  Hannah  Grifftn  of  Rockingham 

July  27  Married  Joshua  Johnson  Juu""  &  Hannah  Estabrooks  of  Rock- 
ingham 

Aug^'  5     Married  Roswell  Bellows  &  Martha  Lovell 

Aug^'  19     Married  Samson  Adams  &  Sally  Pain  of  Rockingham 

Sept  15.     Married  Elijah  Goodale  &  Sally  Davis  of  Rockingham. 

Sept'"  28  Married  Thaddeus  Parks  of  Chester  &  Polly  Harwood  of 
Rockingham 

Octob''.  1  Married  Nathaniel  Crosman  &  Eleanor  Rice  of  Brookfield 
Massachusetts 

Decemb.  3.     Married  Thomas  Stebbins  &  Polly  Willard  of  Rockingham 

Decemb.  27  Married  P]dmund  Chamberlain  jun""  &  Polly  Simonds  of 
Rockingham 

1802 

Jan.  4     Married  Abijah  Adams  of  Rockingham  &  Submit  Cole  of  Grafton 

Jan.  6     Married  Pearson  Wesson  &  Patty  Williams  of  Rockingham 

March  11.     Married  Joel  Berry  &  Hannah  Ober  of  Rockingham. 

July.  12     Married  Nicholas  Bowles  &  Sally  House  of  Rockingham. 

Octob.  31  Married  Bartlet  Damon  of  Springfield  &  Eunice  White  of 
Rockingham 

Nov.  16     Married  Isaac  Darling  &  Huldah  Platts  of  Rockingham. 

Nov  30  Married  Alexander  Atcliinson  &  Rebecca  Adams  of  Rocking- 
ham 

Dec.  7     Married  James  Davis  &  Marian  Reid  of  Rockingham 

Dec.  9.  Married  David  Taylor  of  Grafton  &  Patty  McNeal  of  Rock- 
ingham 

1803 

Jan.  16     Married  Joel  Barrett  &  Eunice  Glazier  of  Rockingham. 

Jan^  20     Married  Luther  Pike  &  Sally  Gushing  of  Rockingham 

April.  14     Married  Esek  Weaver  &  Sally  Orr  of  Rockingham 

Sept  25  Married  Daniel  G.  Upham  of  Shrewsbury  &  Elisabeth  Rice  of 
Rockingham 

Decemb.  1.  Married  Abijah  Hay  ward  &  Abigail  Willard  of  Rocking- 
ham 

Dec.  22     Married  Peter  Dorand  &  Deidama  Wright  of  Rockingham 

1804 

January  16.  Married  Oliver  Pulsipher  &  Jemima  Searls  of  Rocking- 
ham— 


4*5 

Feb.  23  Married  Ichabod  Eastman  &  Mabel  Wolf  of  Rockingham 
March  15.  John  Parks  Finney  &  Lydia  Archer  of  Rockingham  came 
to  my  house  &  having  been  publish'd  agreable  to  Law,  but  he  being  a  minor 
&  not  having  his  Father's  Consent  I  refused  to  marry  them — they  however 
declared  that  they  took  &  Consider'd  each  other  as  husband  &  Wife,  mean- 
ing to  live  with  &  do  for  each  other,  accordingly — 

March  25     Married  John  Leach  &  Hannah  Perry  of  Rockingham 
April  1 9     Married  Loring  Damon  of  Springfield  &  Rebekah  Esterbrooks 
of  Rockingham 

May  7     Married  Moses  Wright  Jun"^  &  Sally  Davis  of  Rockingham 
June  12     Married  Joshua  Eaton  of  Wilton  (N  H)  &  Susannah  Boynton 
of  Rockingham 

Aug^*  12     Married  John  Williams  Archer  &  Sally  Lusha  of  Rocking- 
ham 

Aug^*  15     Married  vSamuel  Ober  Jun*"  &  Lydia  Rice  of  Rockingham. 
Sept  16     Married  Nathan  Pratt  of  Fitzwilliam  &  Dolly  Clark  of  Rock- 
ingham 

Nov.  15     Married  Sullivan  Elsworth  &  Hannah  Blanchard  of    Rock- 
ingham 

Nov.  18     Married  Christopher  Lovell  &  Phebe  Marsh  of  Rockingham 
Dec  6     Married  Jonas  Clark  of  Westminster  &  Sally  Lake  of  Rocking- 
ham    also  Abraham  Shipman  &  Anna  Miller  of  Rockingham 

Jan^  17  1805   Married  David  Byington  &  Lydia  Nurse  of  Rockingham 
Feb.  22     Married  Thomas  Kimbal  &  Betsy  Downs  of  Rockingham 
April  6.     Married  Joseph  Weed  &  Deborah  House  of  Rockingham 
May  23.     Married  Seth  Clark  of  Westminster  &  Lydia  Chamberlain  of 
Rockingham 

j^ugst  24     Married  Robert  GUmore  Clark  &  AbUene  Wright  Adams 
Sept.  4.     Married  Kendall  Ober  &  Sally  Clark  of  Rockingham 
Dec.  2     Married  Asa  Sartwell  of  Charlestown  N  H.  «&  Mary  Williams 
of  Rockingham 

Dec.  15     Married  Zelah  Baker  &  Catharine  Kendall,  of  Rockingham 
Dec  29     Married  Frederic  Shipman  &  Elisabeth  Elsworth  of   Rock- 
ingham 
1806 

May  26.     Married  Samuel  Pulsipher  &  Sally  Weaver  of  Rockingham 
July  27.     Married  EKas  Lee  &  Chloe  Ellis  of  Rockuigham 
Octob.  19     Married  George  Wilson  &  Polly  House  of  Rockingham 
Octob.   21.     Married    Samuel    Whiting  Juu^  &  Betsy  Chamberlain  of 
Rockingham 

Dec.  4     Married  Obadiah  Wilcox  &  Polly  Millar  of  Rockingham 
Dec.  9     Married  Ebenezer  M*^alvine  &  Elisabeth  House  of  Rockingham 
1807 

January  11     Married  Joel  Bixby  &  Sally  Barrett  of  Rockingham 
January  15     Married  Thomas  W3'man  &  Lydia  Holden  of  Rockingham. 
Feb.  24     Married  Calvin  Clark  &  Dinah  Cooper  of  Rockingham 
March  1.     Married  Orange  Elsworth  &  Polly  Winn  of  Rockingham 
March  3.     Married  Ebenezer  Platts  of  Hartland  &  Jenny  Gilmore  of 
Rockingham 

April  12     Married  Luke  Lincoln  &  Betsy  Webb  of  Rockingham. 
May  3     Married  John  Orr  &  Dorothy  Quincy  of  Rockingham. 
May  16.     Married  James  Doyle  &  Mary  Heaps  of  Rockingham 
Decern''  17     Married  Randal  Evans  &  Betsy  Walker  of  Rockingham 


46 

1808 

Jan^  3     Married  James  "Wooly  &  Hannah  Wing  of  Rockingham. 

May.  19  Married  Benjamin  Wilson  of  Grafton  &  Bethiah  Hayward  of 
Rockingham 

Aug*'  4th  Married  Horace  Lovell  &  Philadelphia  Parsons  of  Rock- 
ingham 

Oct.  19     Married  Asa  Stoell  &  Lois  Dewey  of  Rockingham 

Oct.  23.     Married  Samuel  Willard  &  Betsy  Morrison  of  Rockingham 

Dec.  8th.  Married  Alpheus  Kendal  of  Cavendish  &  Irena  Pulsipher  of 
Rockingham 

Dec.  22.     Married  James  Gilmore&  Elisabeth  Kelsey  of  Rockingham. — 

1809 

Feb.  2     Married  David  Nurse  &  Lucy  Whiting  of  Rockingham 

March.  2  Married  John  Pulsipher  Jun*"  &  Elisabeth  Randall  of  Rock 
ingham 

March.  12.  Married  Henry  Davis  Jun""  &  Sally  Stoddart  of  Rocking- 
ham 

April  23.     Married  Solomon  Pulsipher  &  Anna  Clark  of  Rockingham. 

Aug**  13     Married  John  Albee  Juu''  &  Betsy  Read  of  Rockingham 

Aug^*  27.  Married  Jeremiah  Sjirague  &  Rebecca  Robertson  of  Rock- 
ingham 

1810 

March  8     Married  Nathaniel  Nichols  &  Betsy  Williams  of  Rockingham 

Aug**  20  Married  Sylvanus  Hayward  of  Gilsum  «&  Mary  Webb  of 
Rockingham 

Aug**  26.     Married  Eliakim  Royce  &  Polly  Webb  of  Rockingham. 

Decemb"^  19.     Married  Moses  Marsh  &  Esther  Day  of  Rockingham 

1811 

December  30  Married  Abner  Cunningham  &  Fanny  Burke  of  Rock- 
ingham 

1812  Jan^  19  Married  Jonas  Stickney  of  Jaffrey  &  Nancy  Ripley  of 
Walpole  or  Rockingham 

Octob""  1**     Married  Samuel  Wiley  &  Lucy  Miller  of  Rockingham 

Oct  27*^  Married  Joseph  S  Crumb  of  Grafton  &  Hannah  Himes  of 
Rockingham 

Decern'^  9     Married  Moses  Clark  &  Nancy  Clark  of  Rockingham 

June  23  1818  M''  Jotham  Richardson  &  M''*  Susan  Rider  appeard  be- 
fore me  &  a  considerable  number  of  Witnesses  present  when  he  took  her 
as  his  wife,  taking  her  by  the  hand  he  declard  that  he  took  her  M''*  Susan 
Rider  as  his  lawful  Wedded  wife  promising  to  live  with  her  &  Conduct 
towards  her  accordingly  then  she  took  him  by  the  hand  &  declared  that  she 
took  him  M""  Jotham  Richardson  as  her  lawful  wedded  husband  promising 
to  live  with  him  &  Conduct  towards  him  accordingly  &  then  they  requested 
me  to  make  record  of  the  same  Samuel  Whiting 

State  of  Vermont 
Windham  |  Be  it  remembered  that  at  Rockingham  in  the  county  afore- 
County  ss.  J  said  on  this  25  day  of  March  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  1837, 
David  Smith  of  Chester  in  the  County  of  Windsor  and  State  of  Vermont, 
and  Achsah  Cory  of  Charlestown  in  the  County  of  Cheshire  and  State  of 
New  Hampshire  were  duly  joined  in  Marriage  by  me 

(  Minister 
Samuel  Mason   ■<    of  the 
(  Gospel 


47 

State  of  Vermont  1  Be  it  remembered  that  at  Rockingham  in  the 
Windham  County  Ss  J  county  aforesaid  on  the  8  day  of  May  in  the  year 
of  our  Lord  1837  Henry  Jewett  and  Philena  Blodget  of  Nelson,  County 
of  Cheshire  and  State  of  New  Hampshire  were  duly  joined  in  marriage 
by  me —  (  Minister 

Samuel  Mason    -]    of  the 
(  Gospel 


DEATHS. 


Rockingham 


Chester 


1774 
March.   14 


Apr. 
July 
Aug. 
Aug 
Dec. 

1775 
Apr.         6 

1776. 


Benj.  Larrabees  Wife 

Jon'*"  Whites  ChHd 

M'  White. 

M""  Latons  Child 

M^  Burts  Child 

M^  Cummins  A  iE  86-6 

Anne  Larrabee.      1 


May 
Sept. 
1776. 

1777. 


27. 


1778 


1779 


Nov. 
Dec. 

April 

July 

Aug^' 

Aug*' 

Aug' 

Aug' 

Aug. 


26. 
5. 

7. 


9 
10 
14 


1773  Nov.  28  M"-*  Man  &  Child 

1774  Jan    23  John  Stones  Child 

1775  Jan    14  M''  John  Smith 
Nov.    3.  M"^  Atwoods  Child 
Oct.  28.  Caleb  Church's  Child 

1777  Aug.  31  M""     George     Earls 
Child 
Dec  21.  Isaiah  Johnsons  Child 
Dec.  24  Tim'^  Walkers  Child 
Comfort  Titus  1781  March  27.  Maj  Chandler's  Child 

Widow  White.  July  2.  M""  Man. 

15.     Naomi  Kingsley. 

Sam'  Burr       4 

Jesse  Evans  drowned 

Thomas  Duttons  Child 

A  soldier  at  Elijah  Lovells 

Edward  Burt 

Sabin  Kingsley 

Patty  Lovell 

Polly  Whiting  Polly  Lovell 

Polly  Erving  &  Adriel  Kingsley 

Mercy  Evans 

Polly  Webb  &  Joel  Safford 

Joseph  Glazier 

Roswell  Evans 

Sally  Taylor 

Esquire  Fuller.     A  child 

Hannah  Taggart. 

Ebenezer  Fuller  jun' 

M'  Campbells  Child 

John  Titu's  Child 

Fairbanks  Moors  Child 

Sarah  Campbell 

James  Dutton. 

Mary  Dutton 

M--  Glaziers  Child     26 

Gardner  Simond's  Child 

a  Child  of  Sam'  &  Mary  Larrabee     2 

Sam'  Webb 

M"  Campbell. 

David  Preston. 


Aug. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Aug. 

Sept 

Sept 

Sept 

Sept 

Octob. 

Octob. 

Octob. 

Nov. 

Dec 

Dec 

Dec 

Jan 

May 

March 

March  26 

May     22. 


17 

20 
27. 
31. 

1 
17. 
19 
22. 
29 
30 
30 

7. 

2. 

6 
23. 

5. 

9. 

6. 


48 


July 
1780.     Jan. 

21 
14 

May 
July 
Sept 

9 
17. 

7 

1781      Feb. 

7. 

March  24 

April 
June 

9. 
21 

July 

Aug** 

Nov. 

3. 
8 
21 

1782.     March 

5 

March  10 

March  23. 

Octob 

8 

Octob 

23. 

1783.     Feb 

26 

March 

8 

March  16. 

June 

18. 

July. 
Octob. 

8. 

1 

Nov. 

3 

Dec. 

9 

1784      Feb. 

24 

March 

, 

April 
May 

23. 
16. 

June 

9. 

Jvme 

24 

August.  23 
Sept.     28 
October.  6. 

October.  9. 

Octob"^ 

15 

Dec. 

13 

Dec. 

22 

Decern 

.28. 

1785      Jan. 

5 

Jan. 

22 

Jan. 

24. 

Jan 

26 

Feb. 

3 

Feb, 

4 

Feb. 

9. 

Consumption 
Camp  Distemper. 
5  Camp  Distemper 


Childbirth 


M'^  Miners  Child.     4 
Capt  Olcotts  Child  still  bom 
Polly  Webb. 
M'''  Mary  Evans — 
Anne  Dunfee  & 
M''  Edsons  Child. 
Lem'  Sargeants  Child. 
Mary  "V^^liting 
M"  Wait- 
Peter  Evans  Child  stillborn 
M'^  Shelden  Fever. 

Asa  White  Consumption 

Sami  Woods  7 

Elisha  Gustins  ChUd. 
Jon"^  Gilmore  ConsumptioJi 

Christopher  Goldsbury 

of  Warwick,  at  Warwick  Fever 
John  Whitney's  2*^  child. 


Fever. 

Fever 

Consumption 

Mortification  after  abortiwi 

Consumption 


John  Holiday 

Reuben  Edsou 

M''  Smiths  Daughter 

M'""  Olive  Edson 

M-"*  Freelove  Pike 

a  Child  of  M"-  Safford  stillborn 

M""  Shed  Died.  Fever 

Joshua  a  ChUd  of  Nathan^  Davis  Jun''. 

hooping  Cough  &  canker 

Timothy  a  Child  of  Joshua  Johnson     Fever         8 

a  Child  of  George  &  Sarah  Woods      Worms  &  Fever 

two  twin  Children  of  John  Borland. 

John  Borlands  Wife  Fever 

Mercy  a  Child  of  Jon^i^  &  Rhoda  Fuller, 
hooping  Cough. 

Benjamin  Dudley.     Mortification  his  leg  being  ampu- 
tated 

]Vp*  Finney.     Consumption 

M""*  Hazeltine.     Consumption. 

a  Child  of  M^  Gibson 

Hannah  Lovell. — also  a  Child  of   Sam'  Whiting  still 
born. 

Prudence  Richardson,   also  a   Child  of  M'   Walker. 
Still  born. 

Benjamin  Gilbert.     Nervous  Putrid  fever. 

a  Child  of  M'"  Weaver.     Canker 

Child  of  Henry  Davis 

Sally  Daughter  of  Solomon  Wright     Canker.    14-81 

Deac.  Luke  Hitchcock. 

Polly  Daughter  of  Peter  Tozer  ")  p     , 

a  Child  of  Will'"  Stearns  Jun^     j  '^^'^^^r. 

M''  Abraham  Smiths  Daughter.     Canker 

a  Child  of  M''  Adams. — Canker 

another  Child  of  M^  Adams.     Canker 

Ira  Son  of  Jehiel  Webb.     Canker. 


49 

March.  7.     Linda  Daughter  of  Abel  White 

a  Child  of  John  White     Canker.         9 

1786.  Jan.      29      a  Child  of  M-^  Lock     Soon  after  birth 

Child  of  Elijah  Reed     Still  born 

April    20.  a  Child  of  David  Campbell     Still  bom 

April    24.  M--*  Glazier.     Bilious  Cholic  &  Fever. 

July        2.  M-^*  White.     Fever. 

Aug.     10  Amy  Clark  &  Child  in  Childbirth 

Decemb.  3,  David  Stoell  7 

1787.  March.   6.  a  child  of  Charles  Webb. 
March  23.  a  child  of  Henry  Davis     Scalt. 
Octob'^  17.  Wife  of  Isaac  Johnson     Put"'^  Fever. 
Octob.  M""  Petty. 

Nov.     14.     Shan  a  Wolfs  Wife.     Consumpt. 

Dec       12.     M''  Glazier     Bilious  fever  6 

1788.  Feb.  19  or  20  M""^  Stearns  Wife  of  Jonathan  Stearns 
Aug      31      a  Child  at  M"^  Gilmores  old  house 
Dec.  a  child  of  John  Stoell     Still  born         3 

1789.  Jan.      16      a  child  of  John  Pulsipher 

Jan.       24  a  child  of  Elmond  Roundy     Stillborn 

Feb.  a  child  of  Daniel  Gassits 

Feb.        8.  a  child  of  Sam^  Taylors 

Feb.      13.  Stephen  Sargeants     Nervous  Fever. 

June.    26.  Sam^  Eastman.     Dropsy. 

Octob.  15  Cretia  Earl. — 

Decemb.  1 2.  a  child  of  Jonathan  Stearns 

December  19  M"^^  Evans  wife  of  Deac  Evans 

1790  Feb.      13  a  child  of  Rolert  Johnson 
Feb      16.  a  child  of  M"-.  Stoddard. 
Feb.      17.  a  son  of  Jonathan  Wheelock. 
Feb.     24.  a  child  of  M''  Stocker. 
April  a  child  of  John  Mather 

a  child  of  Elijah  Read 
April    24      Deacon  Peas  died — 

a  child  of  Sam^  Eastman. 
June        4      one  Mellen  at  McAlvins.     fever. 
June      12      M''  Butterfields  Daughter.     Consump 
July       30      a  child  of  Joseph  Adams 
Dec.      26      the  Wife  of  Ebenezer  Fuller  12 

1791  Jan.  M""  Butterfield 

March  19.  Richard  a  child  of  M""  Tozer 
March  27  Dinah  Gilmore 
April  1  Joseph  Green — 
April  2  the  Wife  of  Thomas  GuBtiu 
May  14  old  M--  Gustin— 
June  21  M"  Lane 
July  20  old  M"  Simonds 
Sept  a  Child  of  M''  Sanderson — 
Sept  a  Child  of  M"^  Clifford 
Sept  25  a  Child  of  M""  Spear- 
Dec.  27,  a  Daughter  of  John  Mather             12 

1792  Jan.  14.  a  child  of  Luke  Fletcher. 
Jan  20  M"  Hotten 


50 


Jan.       25      Child  of  M'  Coburn 
Feb.  Child  of  Samuel  Eastman 

also  Child  of  M""  Coburn— 
March  S.also  Child  of  Ebeuezer  Pulsipher. 

Child  of  M^'  Emery. 
May.  Stephen  Mather 

Child  of  Patty  P[illegible] 
June.    12.     Job  Larcum — 
1793.     Feb"".  Millar  Green 

March.  21      Salem  Scipio — 

April    27      Deac  Peter  Evans 

April    28      Josiah  Read. 

June       7      Sarah  Mather     Consump 

Child  of  Benj  Johnson 

Child  of  Widow  Read 
Dec.      23.     Miranda  Hastings 
1794      April      3.     Still  born  Child  of  Richardson 
April    20      Still  born  Child  of  Sally  Emery 
May     24      Child  of  Stoddards     Still  born 
May      25      Levi  Larkin     Consumption 
Sept.       7.     Elias  Son  of  M"^  Rugg. 


Chh  Members   of 
Chh 

Samuel  Whiting 
*Peter  Evans. 
*Nathaniel  Davis. 
*David  Pulsipher 
*Elias  Olcott. 

William  Simonds. 

Peter  Evans  Jun' 

Ebenezer  Fuller. 

Asher  Evans. 
*Samuel  Larrabee 


Jon*  Burr. 
'^ Joseph  Wood. 


Ebenezer  Albee. 
*Thomas  Dutton 
*John  Lovell. 
Jehiel  Webb. 

Eli  Evans. 
*Jacob  Pease. 
Reuben  Jones. 
Timothy  Walker. 
Daniel  Edson. 
John  Ellis. 


Rockingham 

*Mary  Whiting 
*Mercy  Evans 

♦Elizabeth  Pulsifer 
Sibbel  Olcott. 

Simonds 

Mercy  Evans 

*Mercy  Fuller 

*Mary  Evans 

*Anne  Larrabee 


Chester  Members 
*Thomas  Chandler  &  Wife 
*Jabez  Sargent  &  Wife 
Jabez  Sargent  Jun'^  &  Wife 
Phebe  Johnson 
Isaiah  Johnson  &  Wife. 
Joshua  Hotten  &  Wife. 


*Naomi  Kingsley. 
*Margaret  Williams 
Eunice  Burr. 


dismissed 


*Elenor  Preston. 

Agnis  Whitney. 

Rachel  Albee. 
*Sarah  Dutton. 

Martha  Lovell 

Mary  Webb. 

Bethiah  Dutton 

Hannah  Evans 
*Mary  Pease. 

Eunice  Jones. 
*Rebecca  Walker. 
*01ive  Edson 

Phebe  Stoeil.  ' 


Dismiss'd 


51 


Mercy  Knights 

Elisabeth  Fuller 

William  Harris  Dismissd     *Rho(la  Fuller 

Sarah  Cooper 

^Vashti  Evans     Dismissd 

Priscilla  Pulsipher 

Jonas  Hazletine  *Mary  Kendall 

*Sarah  Koundy 

George  Wood  Sarah  Wood.     Dismissd 

Frederick  Reed  *Lovisa  Reed 

Russel  Knight 
*John  Lane  *]\jrs  Benton 

Ebenezer  Clark.  *]yx'-s  Berry 

David  Stanly.  M'''  Stearns 

Elisabeth  Pulsipher. 
M'^^  Walker 
M^*  Ellis 
M"  Taylor 
Olive  Edson — 
Samuel  Emery  &  *Emery 

Samuel  Ober  &  Ober 

M'«  Wood 
Philip  Davis 
John  Stoell  &  Wife 
Will™  Stearns  Jun''  &  Wife 

Charlotte  Ellis 


1836 
1837 


1838 


March 
May 


28. 


October  24. 

About  the  last 

of  Aug. 


Deaths 

M^  Nathan  Proctor 
M^".  Eliza  Mack.     JE.  30 
Infant  Child  M''  Eatons — 
Flora  E  Dow — JE  5  months 
Child  of  M""  Done  JE  8  months. 

A  child  of  Jehial  Simons,  between  2  &  3. 


[On  a  loose  leaf,  laid  in  the  record  book,  and  in  a  different  handwritino- 
from  any  in  the  book,  there  is  the  following  list  of  names.  Internal  evi- 
dence indicates  that  they  are  the  names  of  jjersons  who  were  members  at 
some  time  between  the  pastorates  of  Mr.  Wollage  and  Mr.  Mason,  or 
between  1821  and  1837.] 


Samuel  Ober 
John  Stoel  ) 
Mrs.  Stoel  j 

*Eli  Evans 
Joseph  Muzzy  } 
Mrs.  Muzzy      j 

*Josiah  Drury 
William  Stearns 
Mrs.  Stearns 
Jane  Shepherd- 


Deacons. 


-Died 


Betsey  Stoel 
Laura  Davis 
Roaland  Doan  ) 
Mrs  Doan  ) 

Susan  Billings 
Caroline  Gould 
*Laura  Locke 
Jonathan  Stearns 
John  Locke         ) 
Hannah  Locke  J 


52 


Daniel  "Wise 
Lona  Jane  Felt 
Mrs.  Stoel 
Mrs.  Whiting 
Philena  Pulsipher 
Hiram  Davis     ) 
Melinda  Davis  ) 
Melinda  Ann  Davis 
Eunice  Hoit 
David  Pulsipher      \ 
Rebecca  Pulsipher  j 
Mrs.  Stodard 
Nancy  Barry 
*Mr8.  Upham 
Abigail  Lake     withdrawn  by  letter 
Joanna  Pulsipher 


Catharine  R.  Locke 

Mrs.  Clark— Died 
*Mrs.  Nourse 
*Lydia  Boynton 
*01ive  Evans 

Warren  F.  Evans 

Augusta  Evans 

Asa  Locke      ) 

Fanny  Locke  )  Died  June  5.  1850 

Mary  Jane  Locke 

Almira  Butterfield 

Mrs.  Gowing 
*Eliza  Locke 

Hezekiah  Ober 
*Polly  Gowing 


[End  of  BocTcingham  church  records.'] 


INDEX  or  PERSONS. 


Adams,  Abijah,  44 

Abilene  Wright,  45 

Joseph,  49 

Mary,  42 

Mr.,  48 

Philip,  43 

Rebeeca,  44 

Samson,  44 

Sarah,  44 
Aiken,  James,  43 

Mary,  4,  40 
Albee,  Benjamin,  4,  42 

Ebenezer,  4,  9,  11,  32, 
36,  50 

Ebenezer,  Jr.,  4 

Eleazer,  36 

Elijah,  11,  44 

John, 4 

John,  Jr.,  46 

Mary,  4,  42 

Rachel,  4,  9,11,  32,  36, 
50 

Rachel,  Jr.,  4,  41 

Sarah,  9,  43 

Submit,  4 
Aldrich,  Arteraas,  43 

Simeon,  43 
Alexander,  Levi,  43 
Allen,  Moses,  6,  40 
Archer,  John  Williams,  45 

Lydia,  45 
Arwin,  Jane,  4,  40 

Molly,  6,  40 
Atchinson,  Alexander,  44 
Atwood,  Mr.,  47 
Ayrs,  Hannah,  43 

Babcock,  Amos,  x 

Sally  P.,  X 
Baker,  Cornelius,  3 

John,  10,  41 

Lucy,  42 

Priscilla,  3 

Zelah,  45 
Balch,  Benjamin,  38 

James,  38 

Julia,  34,  38 
Ballou,  Maturean,  15 


l^'l'''    lMr.,39 
Barbour,  j         ' 

Nelson,  Rev.,  28,  29, 
30,  32 
Barnes,  Abiel,  3,  9 

Abigail,  9 

Annis,  38 

Calvin,  3 

Jonathan,  38 

Mary,  3,  9 
Barre,  "I 
Berry,  j 

Gratia  Maria,  25 

John, 25. 26 

Thankful,  25,  26 
Barrett,  Joel,  44 

Sally,  45 
Barron,  Abel,  39 

Harriet,  39 

Jonathan,  38,  39 

Moses,  38 

Nancy  M.,  23 
Barry,  Nancy,  52 
Bebee,  Hannah,  43 
Bellows,  Benjamin,  Col.,  iii, 
iv,  V 

Ro  swell,  44 
Bennett,  Nathaniel,  3,  4,  40 
Benton,  Hannah,  32,  33,  51 

Jacob,  33 
Berry,  Aldis,  40 

Asa,  35,  39,  40 

Charles  Hubbard,  39 

Elisabeth,  42 

Elvira,  40 

Gardiner,  39 

Hannah,  35,  39 

James,  39 

Joanna,  26,  42 

Joel,  35,  39,  44 

John,  34,  39,  40 

John,  Jr.,  39 

John  Steward,  39 

Joseph,  39,  40 

Kendall  Patten,  39 

Mrs.,  32,  33,  51 

Nancy,  34,  35,  39,  40 

Nancy,  Jr.,  39 


Berry  (continued) 

Samuel,  34,  39,  40,  44 

Samuel  Lewis,  40 

Sarah,  35,  39 
Bigelow,  Jonathan,  iii,  iv 
Bigsby,  see  Bixby. 
Billings,  Josiah,  40 

Mary,  26 

Samuel,  40 

Samuel  Lewis,  40 

Sarah,  40 

Susan,      \  24,  26,  40, 

Susanna,  j      51 
Bingham,  Mary,  42 
Bixby,    V 
Bigsby,  / 

Daniel,  36,  37,  38 

David,  36 

Dolly,  Jr.,  38 

Joel,  36,  45 

Luther,  37 

Tabitha,  38 
Black,  Asa,  21 
Blake,  F.  J.,  ix 
Blanchard,  Hannah,  45 

Jonathan,  43 

Rebecca,  42 
Blodget,  Philena,  47 
Bolles,  Phinehas,  43 
Borland,  John,  48 
Bowker,  Benjamin,  38,  39 

Benjamin,  Jr.,  39 

Cloe,  38,  39 

Hannah  Sparhawk,  39 

Ruth,  38 
Bowles,  Nicholas,  44 
Boynton,  Lydia,  24,  52 

Susannah,  45 
Bradford,  Moses  B.,  Rev., 

25,  28,  30,  31 
Brittain,  William,  42 
Brown,  Joel  M.,  25,  30,  32 

Luke,  30 

Phineas,  42 
Burke,  Fanny,  46 
Burnap,  U.  C,  Rev.,  28,  29 


54 


Burr,  Asahel,  37 

Bathsheba,  3 

Catharine,  37 

Eunice,  2,  3,  6,  37,  60 

Jonathan,  2,  3,  4,  6,  32, 
37,  50 

Samuel,  47 

Sarah,  37 

Sophia,  37 

Zebulon,  6 
Burt,  Edward,  47 

Jonathan,  vi,  3,  40,  47 
Butterfield,  Almira,  52 

Mr.,  49 
Byington,  David,  45 

Caldwell,  Adam,  37 

Edwin,  39 

Esther,  37 

George,  38,  39,  42 

George  Church,  38 

Mehitabel,  38,  39 

Patty,  43 

SaUy,  37 

Samuel  Cutler,  38 

William,  38 
Camp,  Mary,  7,  40 
Campbell,  Alexander,  viii, 
21,  37 

Alexander  S.,  21,  37 

David,  12.  41,  49 

Elisabeth,  3,  42 

James,  3,  4 

Jenny,  42 

John  H.,  21,  27 

Margaret,  3,  4 

Margaret,  Jr.,  4 

Mr.,  47 

Mrs.,  47 

Polly  Stearns,  42 

Rhoda,  37 

Sarah,  3,  47 
Caryl,  Esther,  36 

Esther,  Jr..  36 

Thomas,  36 
Chamberlain,  Betsy,  45 

Edmund,  Jr.,  44 

Eli,  42 

Huldah,  43 

Lydia,  34,  38,  39,  45 

Lydia,  Jr.,  38 

Nancy,  38 

Pattv,  44 

William,  38,  39 

William,  Jr.,  39 
Chandler,  Chauncey  Che- 
ney, 3 

Esther,  3,  4,  6 

John,  3,  4,  6 

Mira  Alpheus,  4 

Thomas,  11,  47^,^0 

William  Anson,  6 
Chase,  Harriet  Campbell,  40 

Jarvis,  40 

Rhoda,  40 


Church,  Annice,  6 

Caleb,  3,  5,  6,  9,  13,  35, 
47 

Elisabeth,  5,  6,  9,  35 

Huldah,  35 

Jemima,  3 

Joseph  Warner,  5 

Salome,  9 
Clark,  Amy,  49 

Anna,  43,  46 

Calvin,  38,  45 

Charles,  41 

Dolly,  45 

Ebenezer,  14,  16,  32, 
33,  51 

Hezekiah,  41 

Jonas,  45 

Lucinda,  43 

Marcy,  23 

Martha,  38,  43 

Moses,  46 

Mrs.,  52 

Nancy,  46 

Nathaniel,  19,  21,  23 

Peggy,  41 

Phebe,  38 

Polly,  38 

Robert  Gilmore,  45 

Rogers,  43 

Sally,  45 

Seth,  45 
ClifFord,  Mr.,  49 
Closson,  Hannah,  8,  41 
Coburn,  Mr.,  50 
Cockran,  David,  4,  40 
Colburn,  Ezekiel,  36 

Lucy,  36 

Thomas  Chandler,  36 
Cole,  Submit,  44 
Cooper,  Dinah,  45 

John, 10 

Sarah,  10,  11,  32,  51 

Zebulon,  41 
Corlies.  Abigail,  43 
Cory,  Achsah,  46 
Crosby,  Hannah,  43 
Crosman,  Nathaniel,  44 
Cross,  David,  5,  40 
Crumb,  Joseph  S.,  46 
Cummins,  Mr.,  47 
Cunningham,  Abner,  46 
Cushing,  Abigail,  43 

Sally,  44 
Cutler,  Anna  Maria,  37 

Harriet,  38 

James  Iredell,  38 

Jannett,  37,  38 

John  Lenox,  37 

Samuel,  viii,  37,  38 

Dagget,  Betsey,  27 
Damon,  Bartlet,  44 

Loring,  45 
Darby,  Lovice,  34,  39* 

Mercy,  43 
*  "  Lonee,"  by  error  in  copying. 


Darling,  Isaac,  44 
Davenport,  Thomas,  10,  41 
Davis,  Annah,  44 

Benjamin  S.  Franklin, 
36 

Br.,  30 

Bridget,  37 

Clarissa,  37 

Cyrus,  37 

Elijah,  27 

Hannah,  41 

Helen  Frances,  26 

Henry,  48,  49 

Henrv,  Jr.,  46 

Hiram,  24,  26,  28,  29, 
36,  52 

Isaac,  43 

James,  44 

Joshua,  48 

Laura,  51 

Levi,  41 

Meliuda,  26,  31,  36,  52 

Melinda  Ann,  26,  52 

Nathaniel,  iv,  vi,  4,  5, 
7,  8,  9,  10,11,  12,  15, 
32,  43,  50 

Nathaniel,  Jr.,  8,  41,48 

Olive,  39 

Patty,  38 

Philip,  16,  33,  37,  38, 
39,  51 

Sally,  37,  44,  45 

Simon  Stevens,  26 
Day,  Edward  Lucius,  26 

Elkanah,  3,  40 

Esther,  46 

Frederic,  26 

Hannah,  23,  26 

Henry,  26 

Henry  C,  20,  22,  23,  26 

Norman,  26 
Deastaing,  Cina,  42 
Debelle,  Sabra,  9,  41 
Delop  [?]  Biah,  36 

Robert,  36 
Dewey,  Lois,  46 
Divol,  Mr.,  30 
Doan,  Mrs.,  51 

Roland,  51 
Done,  Mr.,  51 
Dorand,  Peter,  44 
Dow,  Flora  E.,  51 
Downs,  Betsy,  45 
Doyle,  James,  45 
Drury,  Charles  Leaverett, 
26 

George  Henry,  26 

James,  26 

Joseph,  26 

Josiah,  21,  23,  26,  51 

Moses,  26 

Nelson,  26 

Sally,  26 
Dudley,  Benjamin,  48 


55 


5^°'     ]  Andrew.  35,  40 
Dunn,  5 

Andrew,  Jr.,  40 

Mary,  35 
Dunfee,  Anne,  48 
Button,  Bethiah,  5,  6,  7,  32, 
36,  50 

Bethiah,  Jr.,  7 

Ebenezer  Fuller,  36 

James,  2,  47 

Mary,  47 

Perley,  6 

Rosalinda,  36 

Sarah,  2,  5,  32,  50  ' 

Thomas,  2,  5,  6,  7,  32, 
36,  47,  50 
D wight,  Hannah,  ix 

Earl,  Cretia,  49 

Elisabeth,  42 

George,  47 

Mary,  21 

Patience,  42 

Royal,  21,  22 

Xenophon,  21 
Easterbrooks,  Abraham,  21 
Eastman,  Abigail,  35 

Ichabod,  45 

Ruth,  42 

Samuel,  49,  50 

Samuel,  Jr.,  42 

Thankful,  7,  41 
Eaton,  David,  43 

Joshua,  45 

Mr.,  51 
Edson,  Daniel,  9, 11,  12,  14, 
15,  32,  41,  50 

Isaiah,  33,  37,  38,  42 

Isaiah,  Jr.,  38 

Mr.,  48 

Olive,  9,  33,  37,  38,  48, 
50,  51 

Olive,  Jr.,  9,  37 

Reuben,  48 

Sarah,  37 
Ellis,  Charlotte,  9,  35,  51 

Chloe,  9,  45 

John,  9,  11,  18,  32,  33, 
36.  37,50 

John,  Jr.,  11 

Joseph  Partridge,  36 

Linus,  37 

Mrs.,  51 

Orange,  37 

Polly,  9 

Samuel,  9 

Sophia,  37 

Urana,  9,  11,33.36,37 
Elsworth,  Elizabeth,  45 

Orange,  45 

Sullivan,  45 
Emery,  Betsey,  24,  26,  37 

Eleazer,  38 

John, 38 

Mr.,  50 


Emery  (continued) 

Mrs.,  51 

PoUy,  42 

Samuel,  33,  37,  38,  51 

Sallv,  44,  50 

Thankful,  37 

Zacheus,  24,  26 
Emory,  Grata,  26 
Erving,  Polly,  47 
Estabrooks,  Hannah,  44 
Esterbrooks,  Rebekah,  45 
Evans,  Alphee,  37 

Arad,  36 

Asher,  4,  8,  10,  16,  32, 
36,  37,  38,  41,  50 

Augusta,  52 

Electa,  10 

Eli,  6,  8,  11,  21,23,  32, 
36,  37,40,  50,51 

Eli,  Jr.,  11,  21,  23,  24, 

EUsabeth,  42  [25 

Hannah,  6.  8,  11,  23, 
32,  36,  37,  50 

Hannah,  Jr.,  8 

Harriet,  25 

Henry,  25,  37 

Jesse,  6,  47 

John, 38 

Laura,  25 

Lecta,  9.  32,  36,  37,  38 

Mary,  4,  48,  50 

Mercy,  2,  4,  6,  49,  50 

Mercy,  Jr.,  4,  6,  47 

Olive,  25,  52 

Peter,  vi,  2,  3,  4, 5,  6,  7, 
8,  10,  15,  16,  32,  48, 
49,  50 

Peter,  Jr.,  v,  2,  4,  11, 
13,  15,  32,  50 

Randal,  36,  45 

Roswell,  4,  36,  47 

Roxalena,  37 

Ruth  Petty,  37 

Sarah.  23,  25 

Sophia,  25,  37 

Vashti,  11,  32,  37,  41, 
51 

Warren  Felt,  25,  52 

Farnsworth,  Stephen,  iv 

Fassett,  Pearley,  27 
Felt,  Eliphalet,  23 

Elutheria,  21,  23 

James,  40 

Lona  Jane,  23,  52 

Warren,  21 
Fessenden,  Thomas,  Rev.,  2 
Field,  Sallv,  10,  41 

Timothy,  Rev.,  18,  28, 
29 
Finney,  John  Parks,  45 

Mrs.,  48 

Nathaniel,  42 
Fish,  Jonas,  27 

Submit,  27     ' 


Fletcher,  David,  43 

Luke,  49 
French,  Sallv,  41 
Fuller,  Abigail,  6,  40 

Betsy,  37 

Bulah  Craft,  37 

Ebenezer,    7,  8,  12,  14, 
16,  32,  37,  42,  49,  50 

Ebenezer,  Jr.,  47 

Elizabeth,  9,  10,  32,  51 

Esquire,  47 

Hepzibah,  41 

Jonathan,  7, 12,  36,  40, 
48 

Mary,  12,  37 

Mercy.  7,  36,  40,  48,  50 

]\Iercv  Cutter,  36 

Rhoda,  11,12,  32,36, 
48,51 

Sally  Perkins,  37 

Gaffield,  Daniel,  42 
Galusha,  Hannah,  7,  41 
Gardner,  Andrew,  Rev.,  iv, 

V 

Gassit,  Daniel,  49 
Gay,  Joanna,  ix 

Zipporah,  10,  41 
Gibbs,  Experience,  10,  41 
Gibson,  Mr.,  48 
Gilbert,  Benjamin,  48 
Gilmore,  Dinah,  49 

James,  46 

Jenny,  45 

Jonathan,  48 

Mr.,  49 
Gilson,  Betsy,  42 

Eunice, '25,  29 

Zacheriah,  25,  29 
Glazier,  Eunice,  44 

Joseph,  47 

Lydia,  10,  41 

Martha,  35 

Mar}%  5,  40 

Mr.,  49 

William,  35,  42,  47 
Goldsbury,  Abigail,  9,  41 

Christopher,  48 

John, X 

Mary,  x 
Goodale,  Elijah,  44 

Rev.  Mr.,  18 
Goodhue,  Mr.,  11 
Goodridge,  Samuel  W.,  21 
Gould,  Benjamin,  37 

Caroline,  23,  25,  26,  29, 
31,  32,  51 

Charles  Merril,  25 

Esther,  9,  41 

Hannah  Flagg,  37 

Henry,  26 

John  Stoel,  25 

Loel  Read,  25 

Lucretia  Sanderson, 
25 


56 


fen,    1 
rin,     >■ 


Gould  (continued) 

Maria,  26 

Susan,  28 

Thomas,  22,  23, 24,  25, 
26,  32 
Gowen, 
Go  win, 
Gowing 

Benjamin,  34,,  37,  38, 
39,42 

Benjamin,  Jr.,  38 

Elizabeth,  23 

Esther,  27 

James,  39 

Levi  Sabin,  38 

Mrs.,  52 

Mary,  34,  38,  39,  52 

Samuel,  20,  21,  23 

Samuel  Emery,  39 
Graves,  Barnabas,  41 

Hannah,  43 

Selah,  43 
Green,  Betsy,  43 

EUenor,  42 

Joseph,  49 

Millar,  50 

Sarah,  34 

Thomas,  42 
Griffin,  Hannah,  44 
Grey,  Amy,  43 
Griswold,  Josiah,  9,  41 
Guild,  Ephraim,  10,  41 
Gustin,  Elisha,  48 

Mr.,  49 

Thomas,  49 

Hall,  Atherton,  28 

Mr.,  16 

William,  18 

William,  Jr.,  viii 
Hammond,  Elizabeth,  xi 
Harding,  Elisha,  Rev.,  v 
Harris,  Benjamin,  7,  41 

Edward  Doubleday,  xi 

William,  10,32,  51 
Harwood,-.j  j^       3 
Herod,       J  ' 

Lydia,  8,  41 

Polly,  44 
Haseltine,  ] 
Hazeltine,  '. 
Hazelton,    f 
Hazletine,  J 

Jonas,  vii,  10,  11,  12, 
14,  32,  51 

Mrs.,  48 

Richard,  42 
Hastings,  John,  v 

Miranda,  50 
Hayward,  Abijah,  44 

Bethiali,  46 

Sylvanus,  46 
Heaps,  Mary,  45 
Hedge,  Mr.,' Rev.,  2 
Henry,  Ziba,  43 


Herod,  see  Har^wood. 
Hill,  Lydia,  23,  40 

Lydia  Eleutheria,  40 

Moses,  20,  21,  23,  40 

Samuel  Whiting,  40 
Himes,  Hannah,  46 
Hitchcock,  Luke,  48 

Zadock,  43 
Hodges,  Silas  H.,  Rev.,  30, 

31 
Hoit,  Eunice,  52 
Holden,  Lydia,  45 
Holiday,  John,  48 

Mary,  41 
Holliday,  Richard,  43 
Holmes,  H,  B.,  Rev.,  28, 

29,  30 
Hotchkiss,  Timothy  J. 

Jones,  43 
Hotten,  Asahel,  5 

Bela,  43 

Esther,  5,  36 

Janna,  36 

Joshua,  5,  36  ,  Jo 

Joshua,  Jr.,  5 

Leonard,  5 

Luther,  5 

Mrs.,  49 
House,  Deborah,  45 

Elisabeth,  45 

Polly,  45 

Sally,  44 
Houston,  Mr.,  9 

Howe, ,  5,  40 

Howe,  Mr.,  Rev.,  40 

Ligraham,  Ira,  Rev.,  28 

Jewett,  Henry,  47 

Solomon,  43 
Johnson,  Abiel,  3,  8 

Amela,  12,  41 

Asahel,  3 

Benjamin,  5,  50 

Dorcas,  3,  4,  5,  8 

Ebenezer,  3,  4,  5,  36 

Ebenezer,  Jr.,  3 

Edward,  3 

George,  28 

Isaac,  37,  38,  42,  49 

Isaiah,  3,  4,  5,  8,  i7  J£> 

John,  3  ' 

Joshua,  48 

Joshua,  Jr.,  44 

Josiah,  43 

Luther,  3 

Nathan,  4 

Patty,  10 

Phebe,  S^Sb 

Rachel,  43 

Robert,  49 

Samuel,  37 

Tabitha,  5 

Timothy,  48 

Zeruiah,  3,  4,  5 

Zibiah,  36 


Jones,  Eli,  9 

Eunice,  8,  9,  32,  36,  60 
John,  8 
Moses,  36 

Reuben,  Dr.,  7,  8,  9, 
32,  36,  60 

Keith,  Eunice.  23 

Grindal,  23 
Kelsey,  Elisabeth,  46 
Kendal,  "I 
Kendall,  / 

Alpheus,  46 

Catharine,  46 

Eleazer,  21,33,  34,=  43 

Hannah,  34 

Mary,  32,  33,  51 

Nathan  N.,  44 

Sarah,  43 

Susanna,  43 
Kimbal,  Thomas,  45 
Kingsley,  Adriel,  3,  5,  47 

Naomi,  3,  4,  5,  8,  10, 
15.  32,  50 

Naomi,  Jr.,  4,  8,  47 

Sapphira,  10 

Sylvanus,  3,  4,  6,  8, 10 

Sylvanus  Sabin,  3,  47 
Knight,    "I 
Knights,  J 

Amanda,  36. 

Amasa,  37 

Asahel,  36 

Joel,  43 

Elijah,  viii,  7,  9,  40 

Elisha,  10,  36,  37,  41 

Judge,  18 

Mercy,  9,  32,  51 

Phebe,  36,  37 

Phebe  Root,  37 

Russel,  32,  33,  51 

Simeon,  9 

Lake,  Abigail,  24,  25,  26,  52 

Ann  Eliza,  25 

Elvira,  26 

Henry,  Jr.,  24,  25,  26 

Sally,  45 
Lane,  Hannah,  41 

John,  32,  33,  34,  51 

Matthew,  3,  40 

Mrs.,  49 
Larcum,  Hannah,  6,  40 

Job, 50 
Larkin,  Levi,  50 
Larrabee,  Anne,  47,  50 

Benjamin,  3,  40,  47 

Mary.  6,  40,  47 

Samuel,  32,  47,  50 
Laton,  Mr.,  47 
Lawrence,  Mr.,  Rev.,  2 
Lee,  Elias,  45 
Leach, ) 
Leech,  j 

John,  34.  38,  39,  45 


57. 


Leach  (continued) 
Joseph,  39 
Mela,  39 
Mr.,  34,  38 
Lincoln,  Luke,  45 
Lock,    \ 
Locke,  J 

Asa,  21,  28,  52 
Catharine  R.,  52 
Daniel,  44 
Ebenezer,  21 
Eliza,  52 
Fanny,  52 
Hannah,  51 
John,  51 
Laura,  51 
Mary  Jane,  52 
Mr.,  49 
Nancy  S.,  25 
Oren,  21 
Lottimore,  Levi,  41 
Lovell,  Alpheus,  37 
Beliza,  37 
Christopher,  45 
Elijah,  9,  41,  47 
Franklin  Corey,  26 
Frederick  Solon,  26 
Frink,  36 
Hannah,  9,  36,  37,  43, 

48 
Harriet,  24,  26 
Harriet  Martha,  26 
Horace,  36,  46 
John,  V,  vi.  5,  6,  9,  10, 
11,  12,  32,  36,  37,50 
John  King,  6 
Martha,  5,  6,  9,  11,  32, 

36,  37,  50 
Martha,  Jr.,  11,  44 
Michael,  iii 
Oliver,  v,  vi,  9,  36,  37 
Ovid,  21,  24,  26 
Patty,  47 

Polly,  6,  40,  43,  47 
Randal,  42 
Sabra,  9 
Sally,  43 
Vryling,  9 
Lusha,  Sally,  45 

Mack,  Eliza,  51 

Man,  Charles,  5,  40,  47 

Mrs.,  47 
Marsh.  Benjamin,  Jr.,  42 

Betsi,  6 

Daniel,  6 

Huldah,  42 

James,  viii 

Jerusha,  6,  42 

John, 43 

Joseph,  42 

Moses,  6,  36,  37,  46 

Moses,  Jr.,  42 

Phebe,  37,  45 

Polly,  .36 


Marsh  (continued) 
Sally,  42 
Samuel,  36 
Martin,  Hannah,  39 
Nathan,  39 
Nathan,  Jr.,  39 
Mason,  Abigail,  25,  29,  30 
Abigail  M.,  25,  30 
Betsey,  x 
Daniel,  x,  xi,  30 
Hugh,  xi 
John,  xi 
Esther,  xi 
Samuel,  xi 

Samuel,  Rev.,  ix,  x,  xi, 
1,  29,  30,  31,  46,  47, 
51 
Mather,   ) 
Mathers,  J 
John, 49 
Polly,  42 
Sarah,  50 
Stephen,  50 
Mcafee,    ") 
Macafee,  j 

Achsah,  39 
Ira,  39 

James,  33,  38,  39 
Jane,  38 
Mary,  38 
McAlvin,    ■> 
McAlvine,  / 

Ebenezer,  45,  49 
McCurdy,  Samuel,  42 
McElvain,  Mary,  27 
McHerg,  Judith.  5 
Judith,  Jr.,  5 
Patrick,  5 
Mcllvain,  Abigail,  38 
Ebenezer,  38,  39 
John,  39 
McKenzie,  Mr.,  7,  40 
McKnight,  Betty,  42 
McMurphy,  George,  9 
Jane,  9 
Nancy,  9 
McNeal,  Patty,  44 
Mede,  Mr.,  37 
Merrill,  Leviua,  3,  40 
Metcalf,  Abigail,  x 
Millar,  I 
Miller,  / 

Anna,  45 
Charles,  39 
John, 43 
Lucy,  46 

Matthew,  21,  34,  39, 43 
Mercy,  39 
PoUv.  45 
Minard,  William,  43 
Miner,  Nathaniel,  7,  40,  48 
Moors,  Esther,  2,  4,  6 

Fairbanks,  2,  4,  6,  47 
Lucinda,  4,  6 
Samuel,  2 


Morris,  Uriah,  5,  40 
Morrison,  Betsy,  46' 

Jonathan,  39,  44 

Sally,  39 
Muzzy,  Anna,  23 

Joseph,  21,  23,  24,  35, 
51 

Mrs.,  35,51 

Polly.  43 
Myrick,  Esther,  xi 

Nasmith,  Benjamin,  38 

David,  38 

Hugh,  38 
Newcomb,  Experience,  xi 
Newton,  Dexter,  43 
Nichols,  Nathaniel,  48 
NichoUs,  William,  38 
Nourse,  \ 
Nurse,    j 

Annis,  23 

Daniel,  21 

David,  24,  26,  46 

Lucy,  24,  26 

Lydia,  24,  45 

Mrs.,  52 

Peter,  21,  24,  28 

Peter,  Jr.,  44 

Philip,  23,  24 

Samuel,  21 

Oaks,  David,  42 
Ober,  David,  38 

Hannah,  38,  44 

Hezekiah,  52 

Isaac,  28,  38 

Kendall,  45 

Mrs.,  51 

Samuel,  19,  21,22,  33, 
38,51 

Samuel,  Jr.,  45 

William,  38 
Ogden,  Mr.,  38 
Olcott,  Betty.  3,  5,  9 

Bulkley,  5 

Capt.,  48 

Caroline,  42 

Elias,  3,  4,  5, 6.  7,  9,  10, 
16,  32,  36,50 

Elisabeth,  36 

Eusebia,  36 

Hannah,  36 

John, 36 

Lucy,  9 

Mr.,  Rev.,  2 

Parthenia,  9 

Patty,  43 

Sibbel,  3,  5,  8,  36.  50 

Sibbel,  Jr.,  3 

Simeon,  v,  5 

Thomas  Chandler,  3 

Timothy,  iT»  3^  5»  9,  36 
Orr,  John,  45 

Peggy,  43 

Sally,  44 


58 


Pain,  Sally,  44 
Parker,  Abiel,  44 

Abigail,  42 

Benjamin,  9,  41 

Ijeonard,  42 

Zeruiah,  5,  40 
Parks,  David,  42 

Thaddeus,  44 
Parsons,  Philadelphia,  46 
Patterson,  Anna  >  o    7   q 
Anne  5    '    ' 

Anna,  Jr.,  7 

Benjamin,  3,  40 

Ebenezer,  3,  7,  9 

Moses,  3 

Samuel,  7 

Susanna  Smith,  9 
Peas,    ) 
Pease,  5 

Am  a,  41 

Billy  Fisher,  36 

Experience,  36 

Jacob,  6,  7,8,9,  10,  11, 
13,  14,  15,32,36,49, 
50 

Jacob,  Jr.,  14,  36 

Lovisa,  9,  41 

Mary,  32,  36,  50 

Rhoda,  7,  40 
Perkins,  Betsy,  43 
Perry,  Charles  Chamberlain, 
36 

Daniel,  34,  38 

Hannah,  45 

Rebecca,  38 
Petty,  Mr.,  49 

Solomon,  42 
Phillips,  Nabby,  23 
Pierce,  Anne,  42 

Bridget,  24,   26 

Elisabeth,  42 
Pike,  David,  42 

Freelove,  48 

Luther,  44 
Platts,  Ebenezer,  45 

Huldah,  44 
Pratt,  Nathan,  45 
Preston,  Abylene,  4,  40 

Bethiah,  3,  40 

Colburn,  4,  6,  8 

Daniel,  8 

David,  6,  47 

Elenor,  3,  4,  6,  8,  13, 
32,  50 

James,  41 

Sylvaiius,  4 
Procter,  "I 
Proctor,  j 

Lydia,  34,  44 

Nathan.  34,  51 

Sally,  44 
Pulsipher,  Charles  Weaver, 
25 

Dana,  26 


Pulsipher  (continued) 

David,   V,   vi,  viii,   11, 

21,  28,  30,32,36,37, 

39,  50 
David,  Jr.,  20,  21,  23, 

26,  37 
Ebenezer,  10,  41,  50 
Elias,  39 

Elisabeth.  7, 40,  50,  51 
Elisabeth  Stoell,  11,25 
Elvira,  26 
George  Henry,  25 
Irena,  46 
Joanna,  52 
John,  viii,  33,  49 
John,  Jr.,  46 
Laura,  25 
Lewis,  26 
Lucy,  23,  36 
Mrs".,  32 
Oliver,  44 
Patty,  39 

Philena,  23,  37,  52 
Polly,  43 
Priscilla,  11,32,  36,37, 

39,  51 
Rebeccah,  26,  52 
Rhena,  37 
Sally,  23,  25 
Samuel.  45 

Samuel  Woods,  11,  25 
Solomon,  46 
Putnam,  William  H.  H.,  1 

Quincy,  Dorothy,  45 

Randall,  Elisabeth,  46 
Raymenton,  Samuel  H.,  44 
Read,  \ 
Reed,  / 

Ama,  37 

Asenath,  38 

Betsey,  27,  46 

Billy,  37 

Elijah,  41,  49 

Elisabeth,  38 

Fanny,  38 

Frederick,  9,  32,  33,  36, 
37,  38,  41,  51 

Frederick,  Jr.,  36 

Isaac,  Jr.,  43 

Joseph,  43 

Josiah,  50 

Leonard,  9,  41 

Lovisa,  )  32,  33,36,  37, 

Louisa,  5      38,  51 

Louisa,  Jr.,  36 

Matthew,  38 

Sarah,  38 

Simeon  Peas,  36 

Thomas  Boyd,  38 

Unity,  10,  41 

Widow,  50 
Reeves,  Mr.,  Rev.,  2 
Reid,  Marian,  44 


Rice,  Abner,  43 

Eleanor,  44 

Elizabeth,  19,  44 

Hezekiah,  19,  21 

Lydia,  45 
Richards,  Anne,  8 

Charles,  vi,  8,  13,  35 

Charles,  Jr.,  6,  35,  36, 
40 

Daniel,  10,  35,  36,  41 

Edward,  25,  38 

Edward,  Jr.,  38 

Elenor,  12,  41 

Eunice,  22,  23 

Heman,  36 

Irene,  8 

John,  35 

John  Lock,  21,  24,  26 

Manor,  35 

Matilda,  36 

ISIolly,  35,  36 

Molly,  Jr.,  35 

Nabby.  24,  26 

Sally,"  35,  36 

Sally.  Jr.,  36 

Urania  B.,  22,  23,  27 
Richardson,  ,  50 

Jotham,  46 

Prudence,  48 
Rider,  Susan,  46 
Ripley,  Anna,  23,  46 

Epaphras,  22,  23,  25 

John.  41 

Tabitha,  42 
Robertson,  Rebecca,  46 
Rollins,  William,  21 
Ross,  Timothy,  43 
Roundv,  Elmond,  49 

Ralph,  43 

Sabra,  42 

Sarah,  12,  32,  51 
Royce,  Eliakim,  46 
Rugg,  Elias,  50 

Sabin,  Levi,  42 

William  C,  30 
Safford,  Elisabeth,  3,  40 

Joel,  47 

Mr.,  48 
Sage,  Sylvester,  Rev.,  18, 

19,  26 
Sanderson,  Elizabeth,  38 

James  Jackson,  38 

Josiah,  38 

Ur.,  49 
Sargeants,  Abigail,  6 

Betsi  Lane,  8 

Elisabeth,  12 

Jabez,  8,  11,  J^ 

Jabez,  Jr.,  3,  4,  6,  8,  9^Jc3 

Jabez,  3d,  3 

Lemuel,  8,  12,  48 

Lines,  9 

Mr.,  15 

Persis,  3,  4,  6,  9 


59 


Sergeants  (continued) 
Persis,  Jr.,  4 
Stephen,  49 
Sarles,  Sarah,  43 
Sartwell,  Asa,  45 
Lecta,  8,  41 
Phebe,  8,  41 
Savage,  John,  42 

Ozias,  42 
Sawyer,  Aaron,  3 

Abraham,  3,  5,  6,  36 
Abraham,  Jr.,  36 
Mary,  5 
Thomas,  6 
Scipio,  Salem,  50 
Searles,  Jemima,  44 
Severance,  1 
Severence,  J 

Adeline,  25,  29,  30 
Shed,  James,  43 
Mr.,  48 
Zachariah,  44 
Shelden,  Mr.,  48 
Shepherd,  Isaac,  21 
Jane,  24,  51 
Major,  24 
Shipman,  Abraham,  45 

Frederic,  45 
Shuttlesworth,  Mr,,  16 
Simons, 
Simonds, 
Symonds,  _ 
Brother,  4 
Betsy,  39 
Elijah,  42 
Gardner,  4,  40,  47 
Hannah,  38 
Jehial,  61 
Laura,  39 
Lynde,  12,  34,  38,  39, 

40,  42 
Mary,  38,  39,  40 
Mary,  Jr.,  38 
Mrs.,  49,  50 
Polly,  12,  44 
Susanna,  9,  12,  41 
Willard,  40 
WUliam,  vi,  11,  12,  32, 
50 
Slack,  Esther,  43 
Smiley,  Mr.,  Rev.,  18 
Smith,  Abraham,  48 
Benjamin,  30 
David,  46 
Hannah,  6 
Huldey,  24 
John,  43,  47 
Matilda,  41 
Mr.,  48 
Samuel,  9,  41 
Sparhawk,  Thomas,  v 
Spaulding,  Abigail,  3,  40 
Ashbel,  44 
Esther,  xi 
William,  xi 


Spear,  Mr.,  49 
Spencer,  Lois,  7,  40 
Sprague,  Jeremiah,  46 
Stafford,  Samuel,  6,  40 
Stanley,  "1 
Stanly,    / 

David,  14,  16,  32,  33, 

51 
Elijah,  42 
Sally,  42 
Stearns,  "1 
Sterns,    ( 

Abigail,  5,  43 
Barbara,  42 
Benjamin  Hubbard,  39 
Betsy  Lawrence,  39,  44 
Bulah,  3,  43 
E.  S.,  V 
Eber,  21,  39 
Eleazer,  6 
Elizabeth,  3,  5,  6,  19, 

40 
Isaac,  10,  41 
James,  3 
Jehiel,  39 
Jesse,  42 
John, 42 
Jonathan,  49,  51 
Lydia,  34,  39 
Mrs.,  32,  49,  51 
Ralph  Parker,  6 
Ruth,  6 
Sarah,  6 
Selima,  25 
William,  3,  5,6,10,19, 

21,  33,  39,  51 
William,Jr..34,  39,  41, 
48,  51 
Stebbins,  Thomas,  44 
Stevens,  Asahel,  iv 
Stickney,  Jonas,  46 
Relief,  42 
Rhoda,  42 
Stocker,  Mr.,  49 
Stodard, 
Stoddard, 
Stoddart, 

Sally,'23,  46,  52 
Mr.,  49,  50 
Stoel, 
Stoell, 
Stowell, 

Abigail,  42 
Asa,  21,  23,  46 
Betsey,  38,  51 
David,  38,  49 
Ebenezer,  9,  41 
Hannah,  42 
Isaac,  6 

Joanna,  23,  34,  38 
Joanna,  Jr.,  38 
John,  19,  21,22,23,28, 
29,  31,  34,38,42,49, 
51 
John,  Jr.,  38 


Stoel  (continued) 

Lucinda,  10 

Lucy,  23 

Mercy,  6 

Mrs.,  52 

Phebe,  9,  10,  32,41,50 

Rufus,  6 

William,  8,  41 
Stone,  Bathsheba,  6 

David,  6 

Esther,  36 

John,  47 

Lydia,  6 

Sarah,  6 

Susanna,  6,  36 

Thomas,  6,  36 
Stoughton,  Ira,  27 

Urania  B.,  22 

Taggart,  Hannah,  47 

Tarbel, 

Tarbell, 

Tarble, 

Erethel,  36 

Mary,  5,  40 

Joseph,  36 

Peter,  36 
Taylor,  David,  44 

Mary,  37 

Mrs.,  33,  51 

Polly,  37 

Sally,  37,  47 

Samuel,  v,  37,  49 

Samuel,  Jr.,  37.  44 
Thomson,  Abigail,  42 
Titus,  Comfort,  47 

John, 47 

Nancy,  4,  40 
Tozer,  Peter,  48,  49 

Polly,  48 

Richard,  49 
Trott,  Samuel,  41 

Vashti.  15 
Tyler,  Nancy,  27 

Upham,  Daniel  G.,  44 
Elizabeth,  30 
Mrs.,  52 

Wadsworth,  R.,  21 
Wait,  Mrs.,  48 

Patty,  42 

Sally.  42 
Walker,  Elisabeth,  5,  45 

James,  viii,  33,  37 

Leonard,  27 

Mr.,  48 

Mrs..  32,  51 

Nathaniel,  37 

Rebecca,  3,  5,  8,  9,  32, 
50 

Rebecca,  Jr.,  3 

Timothy,  3,  4.  5,  8,  9, 
32,  47,  50 

Washington,  9 


60 


Walkins,  Thomas,  41 
Weatherbee, ") 
Wetherbee,    | 

Mehetable,  42 

Kachel,  9,  41 
Weaver,  Daniel,  •viii 

Esek,  44 

Mr.,  44 

Sally,  45 
Webb,  Betsy,  45 

Calvin,  21 

Charles,  49 

Clarissa,  5,  27,  42 

Doraxa,  3^ 

Elvira,  2,7 

Hannah,  12 

Ira,  9,  48 

Jehiel,  vi,  4,  5,  7,  8,  9, 
11,  12,  13,  14,  16,  18, 
32,  37,  48,  50 

Jehiel,  Jr.,  5 

Joshua,  vi 

Luther,  21 

Mary,  5, 7,  9,  12,  32,  37, 
50 

Mary,  Jr.,  7,  46 

Polly,  46.  47,  48 

Samuel,  47 
Weed,  Joseph,  45 
Wellman,  B^,  30 
Wentworth,  Benning,  Gov., 

iii 
Wesson,  Pearson,  44 
Weston,  Hannah,  23 

James,  42 

Nathan,  21,  23 
Wetmore,  Edmund,  36 

Joseph,  36 

Ruth,  36 
Wheeler,  Warren,  27 
Wheelock,  Abner,  43 

Jonathan,  49 

Oliver,  28 
Whipple,  Abner,  iv 

Sibbel,  3,  40 
Whitcomb,  Abigail   Saw- 
yer, xi 

Dorothy,  42 
White,  Abel,  8,  41,  49 

Asa,  4,  40,  48 

Broughton,  Rev.,  ix,  1, 
25,  31,  32 

Eunice,  44 

Jane,  10,  41 

John, 49 

Jonathan,  47 

Josiah,  7,  40 

Linda,  49 

Mr.,  47 

Mrs.,  49 


White  (continued) 

Phinehas,  42 

Polly,  43 

Releif,  41 

Widow,  47 
Whiting,  Abigail,  x,  11 

Benoni,  x 

Betsey,  35.  40 

Eleutheria,  x,  37 

John  Goldsbury,  x,  36 

Joseph,  ix,  X,  21,  27,  39 

Lucy,  46 

Mary,ix,  4.6,  8, 11,  32, 
36,  37,  39,  50 

Mary,  Jr.,  x,  4,  8,  47, 48 

Mary  3<i,  40 

Mrs.,  52 

Nathaniel,  ix 

Samuel,'  ix 

Samuel,  Rev.,  v,  vi.  viii, 
ix,  X,  1,2,4,5,8,  11, 
12,  13,  15,  16,  18, 19, 
32,  36,  37,39,46,48, 
50 

Samuel,  Jr.,  x,  5,  35, 
40,  45 

Sarah,  23,  29,  35 

Theophilus,  x,  37 
Whitney,  Abigail,  12 

Agnis,  4,  32,  50 

Agnis,  Jr.,  4 

Elisabeth,  4 

Elisabeth,  Jr.,  4,  43 

Ezra,  4 

John.  4,  12,  48 

Lucretia,  4 

Moses,  4 

Parmela.  9,  41 
Wilcox,  Obadiah,  45 
Wiley,  Asena,  39 

David,  27 

Hiram,  39 

Ira.  39 

John,  2d,  21,  38 

Jonathan,  35,  39 

Orrin,  40 

Robert,  34,  38,  39,  40 

Rodney,  39 

Samuel,  46 

William  Campbell,  38 
Willard,  Abigail,  44 

Polly,  44 

Samuel,  46 
Williams,  Benjamin,  6,  40 

Betsy,  46 

Margaret,  50 

Mary,  45 

Mr.,  11 

Patty,  44 

Sukee,  44 


Wilson,  Benjamin,  46 

George,  45 

Rhoda,  5,  40 
Wing,  Hannah,  46 

Turner,  42 
Winn,  Polly,  45 
Wise,  Daniel,  52 
Wolf,  James  Young,  37 

John  Casper  Shana,  35, 
37,  42,  49 

Mabel,  45 

Mavel,  35 

Rachel,  35,  87 
Wollage,  Elijah,  Rev.,  ix, 
x,  1,  18,  19,  21,  12, 
23,24,25,27,  28,51 

Elijah,  Jr.,  Rev.,  x 

Elijah,  Sr.,  x 

Polly,  X 

Sarah  B,,  23 

Sophia,  23 
Wood,    \ 
Woods,  J 

Anne,  3 

Barnabas,  33,  37 

Betsey,  27 

Esther,  3 

George,  16,  32,  33,  36, 
48,  51 

John,  37 

Jonathan  B.,  42 

Joseph,  3,4,  6,7,9,  M, 
32,  50 

Mary,  3 

Mrs.,  33,  51 

Olive,  42 

Rachel,  36 

Samuel,  3,  48 

Sarah,  32,  33,  36,  48, 
51 

Sibbel,  36 
Wooley,  > 
Wooly,   I 

Samuel,  43 

James,  46 
Wright,  Daniel,  28 

Deidama,  44 

Elisha,  9,  41 

Judith,  9,  41 

Moses,  V 

Moses,  Jr.,  42,  46 

Nathan,  7,  41 

Philena,  10,  41 

Rosalinda,  43 

Sally,  48 

Solomon,  4,  40,  48 
Wyman,  Thomas,  46 
Wynn,  Jacob,  3 

Phebe,  3 


Date  Due 

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